# CVE-2025-22042: ksmbd: add bounds check for create lease context

- Severity: CVSS 8.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-04-16 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.15

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: add bounds check for create lease context Add missing bounds check for create lease context.

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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/629dd37acc336ad778979361c351e782053ea284
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60b7207893a8a06c78441934931a08fdad63f18e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/800c482c9ef5910f05e3a713943c67cc6c1d4939
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a41cd52f00907a040ca22c73d4805bb79b0d0972
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a1b6ea955e6c7b29939a6d98701202f9d9644ec
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bab703ed8472aa9d109c5f8c1863921533363dae

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