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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-22040

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: fix session use-after-free in multichannel connection There is a race condition between session setup and

Published Apr 16, 2025 · catalog updated Aug 5, 2026 · Linux Linux

Check this week

CVE-2025-22040 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 69.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Linux Linux.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High8.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
69.00%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor Linux Linux 0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf <3980770cb1470054e6400fd97668665975726737

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: fix session use-after-free in multichannel connection There is a race condition between session setup and ksmbd_sessions_deregister. The session can be freed before the connection is added to channel list of session. This patch check reference count of session before freeing it.

Are you affected?

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  • vendor Linux Linux 0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf <3980770cb1470054e6400fd976686659757267370626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf <3980770cb1470054e6400fd97668665975726737

How to fix CVE-2025-22040

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2025-22040 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 69.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Linux Linux.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Linux Linux 0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf <3980770cb1470054e6400fd97668665975726737 0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf <3980770cb1470054e6400fd97668665975726737. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 69.00%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Apr 16, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: fix session use-after-free in multichannel connection There is a race condition between session setup and ksmbd_sessions_deregister. The session can be freed before the connection is added to channel list of session. This patch check reference count of session before freeing it.

  2. Aug 5, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: fix session use-after-free in multichannel connection There is a race condition between session setup and ksmbd_sessions_deregister. The session can be freed before the connection is added to channel list of session. This patch check reference count of session before freeing it.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-22040

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-11248

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: fix session use-after-free in multichannel connection There is a race condition between session setup and ksmbd_sessions_deregister. The session can be freed before the connection is added to channel list

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.