CVE-2025-37956
ksmbd: prevent rename with empty string
CVSS Score
0.0
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: prevent rename with empty string Client can send empty newname string to ksmbd server. It will cause a kernel oops from d_alloc. This patch return the error when attempting to rename a file or directory with an empty new name string.
| Vendor | linux |
| Product | linux |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | Technology |
| Published | May 20, 2025 |
| Last Updated | May 11, 2026 |
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Affected Versions
Linux / Linux
0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf < 6ee551672c8cf36108b0cfba92ec0c7c28ac3439 0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf < c57301e332cc413fe0a7294a90725f4e21e9549d 0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf < d7f2c00acb1ef64304fd40ac507e9213ff1d9b5c 0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf < 53e3e5babc0963a92d856a5ec0ce92c59f54bc12
Linux / Linux
5.15
References
git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ee551672c8cf36108b0cfba92ec0c7c28ac3439 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c57301e332cc413fe0a7294a90725f4e21e9549d git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7f2c00acb1ef64304fd40ac507e9213ff1d9b5c git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/53e3e5babc0963a92d856a5ec0ce92c59f54bc12