# CVE-2025-38561: ksmbd: fix Preauh\_HashValue race condition

- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2025-08-19 · 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: fix Preauh_HashValue race condition If client send multiple session setup requests to ksmbd, Preauh_HashValue race condition could happen. There is no need to free sess->Preauh_HashValue at session setup phase. It can be freed together with session at connection termination phase.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fbf5c0845ed15122a770bca9be1d9b60b470d3aa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b69fd87076daa66f3d186bd421a7b0ee0cb45829
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/edeecc7871e8fc0878d53ce286c75040a0e38f6c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d7c0c5304c88bcbd7a85e9bcd61d27e998ba5fc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6613887da1d18dd2ecfd6c6148a873c4d903ebdc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/44a3059c4c8cc635a1fb2afd692d0730ca1ba4b6
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-916/
- https://github.com/toshithh/CVE-2025-38561

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