CVE-2025-38431
smb: client: fix regression with native SMB symlinks
CVSS Score
0.0
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: fix regression with native SMB symlinks Some users and customers reported that their backup/copy tools started to fail when the directory being copied contained symlink targets that the client couldn't parse - even when those symlinks weren't followed. Fix this by allowing lstat(2) and readlink(2) to succeed even when the client can't resolve the symlink target, restoring old behavior.
| Vendor | linux |
| Product | linux |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | Technology |
| Published | Jul 25, 2025 |
| Last Updated | May 11, 2026 |
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Affected Versions
Linux / Linux
12b466eb52d926802b6898d2cb7e67386467f54a < 6ddaf7567080c7de2e0c99efca2ee1e6b79beea5 12b466eb52d926802b6898d2cb7e67386467f54a < ff8abbd248c1f52df0c321690b88454b13ff54b2
Linux / Linux
6.14