CVE-2025-37778
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ksmbd: Fix dangling pointer in krb_authenticate
krb_authenticate frees sess->user and does not set the pointer to NULL. It calls ksmbd_krb5_authenticate to reinitialise sess->user but that function may return without doing so. If that happens then smb2_sess_setup, which calls krb_authenticate, will be accessing free'd memory when it later uses sess->user.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 7.8
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 1.14%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 66
- Fecha de la puntuación: 5/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK
Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.
- Explotación
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalationprivilege escalation85 % - Impacto principal
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreterexecution75 % - Impacto secundario
T1498.001Direct Network Floodimpact60 %
AV:L/PR:L sin UI permite escalada local. Use-after-free (CWE-416) en ksmbd permite ejecución de código o DoS; acceso local con privilegios requeridos.
Inferido por nuestro agente de análisis a partir de la descripción oficial, el vector CVSS y la CWE, y comprobado por un supervisor. Puede contener errores.
🛡️ Mitigaciones ATT&CK que cubren estas técnicas
Tecnologías afectadas (2)
CWE
- CWE-416
Referencias
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1db2451de23e98bc864c6a6e52aa0d82c91cb325
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e440d5b25b7efccb3defe542a73c51005799a5f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e30c0e10210c714f3d4453dc258d4abcc70364e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b61f04d5d73c53d183019bafe22fb700a739bac5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5b554bc8d554ed6ddf443d3db2fad9f665cec10
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e83e39a5f6a01a81411a4558a59a10f87aa88dd6
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00045.html
JSON original (NVD)
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