CVE-2025-38208
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-476
NULL Pointer Dereference
Publication date:
04/07/2025
Last modified:
18/11/2025
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:<br />
<br />
smb: client: add NULL check in automount_fullpath<br />
<br />
page is checked for null in __build_path_from_dentry_optional_prefix<br />
when tcon->origin_fullpath is not set. However, the check is missing when<br />
it is set.<br />
Add a check to prevent a potential NULL pointer dereference.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
5.50
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.6.95 (excluding) | |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.7 (including) | 6.12.35 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.13 (including) | 6.15.4 (excluding) |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page



