In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: limit repeated connections from clients with the same IP Repeated connections from clients with the same IP address may exhaust the max connections and prevent other normal client connections. This patch limit repeated connections from clients with the same IP.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendors Products
Linux
  • Linux Kernel

No data.

No data.

References
Link Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/15/2 cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6073afe64510c302b7a0683a01e32c012eff715d cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e5d91d3e6c62a9755b36f29c35288f06c3cd86b cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb092fc3a62972a4aa47c9fe356c2c6a01cd840b cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e6bb9193974059ddbb0ce7763fa3882bd60d4dc3 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1ce9258bcbce2491f9f71f7882b6eed0b33ec65 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa1c47af4ff641cf9197ecdb1f8240cbb30389c1 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/keymaker-arch/KSMBDrain cve-icon
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html cve-icon
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025081612-CVE-2025-38501-e51f@gregkh/T cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-38501 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-38501 cve-icon
History

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 22:30:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-400
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

 ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

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Metrics threat_severity

None

 cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate

Mon, 18 Aug 2025 21:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel

Sat, 16 Aug 2025 05:45:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: limit repeated connections from clients with the same IP Repeated connections from clients with the same IP address may exhaust the max connections and prevent other normal client connections. This patch limit repeated connections from clients with the same IP.
Title ksmbd: limit repeated connections from clients with the same IP
References
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published: 2025-08-16T05:30:09.138Z

Updated: 2025-11-04T21:10:11.398Z

Reserved: 2025-04-16T04:51:24.022Z

Link: CVE-2025-38501

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-11-04T21:10:11.398Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-08-16T06:15:27.923

Modified: 2025-11-04T22:16:11.277

Link: CVE-2025-38501

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2025-08-16T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2025-38501 - Bugzilla