CVE-2025-37962: ksmbd: fix memory leak in parse_lease_state()

Published May 20, 2025
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Updated

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ksmbd: fix memory leak in parseleasestate()

The previous patch that added bounds check for create lease context introduced a memory leak. When the bounds check fails, the function returns NULL without freeing the previously allocated leasectxinfo structure.

This patch fixes the issue by adding kfree(lreq) before returning NULL in both boundary check cases.

Affected Software

139 affected componentsFixes available
Linux Kernel
Linux Linux kernel>=6.1.134<6.1.139
Linux Linux kernel>=6.6.87<6.6.91
Linux Linux kernel>=6.12.23<6.12.29
Linux Linux kernel>=6.13.11<6.14
Linux Linux kernel>=6.14.2<6.14.7
Linux Linux kernel=6.15-rc1
Linux Linux kernel=6.15-rc2
Linux Linux kernel=6.15-rc3
Linux Linux kernel=6.15-rc4
Linux Linux kernel=6.15-rc5
Debian Debian Linux=11.0
debian/linux
6.1.176-16.1.190-16.12.107-16.12.115-27.2.12-17.2.15-1
ubuntu/linux-hwe-edge*
ubuntu/linux-aws-5.0*
ubuntu/linux-aws-5.3*
ubuntu/linux-azure*
ubuntu/linux-azure-5.3*
ubuntu/linux-azure-edge*
ubuntu/linux-gcp*
ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.3*
ubuntu/linux-gke-4.15*
ubuntu/linux-gke-5.4*
ubuntu/linux-gkeop-5.4*
ubuntu/linux-hwe*
ubuntu/linux-hwe-edge*
ubuntu/linux-oem*
ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.0*
ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.3*
ubuntu/linux-aws-5.11*
ubuntu/linux-aws-5.13*
ubuntu/linux-aws-5.8*
ubuntu/linux-azure-5.11*
ubuntu/linux-azure-5.13*
ubuntu/linux-azure-5.8*
ubuntu/linux-azure-fde*
ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.11*
ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.13*
ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.8*
ubuntu/linux-gke*
ubuntu/linux-gke-5.15*
ubuntu/linux-gkeop*
ubuntu/linux-gkeop-5.15*
ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.11*
ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.13*
ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.8*
ubuntu/linux-intel-5.13*
ubuntu/linux-oem-5.10*
ubuntu/linux-oem-5.13*
ubuntu/linux-oem-5.6*
ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.11*
ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.13*
ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.8*
ubuntu/linux-raspi2*
ubuntu/linux-riscv*
ubuntu/linux-riscv-5.11*
ubuntu/linux-riscv-5.8*
ubuntu/linux-allwinner-5.19*
ubuntu/linux-aws-5.19*
ubuntu/linux-aws-6.2*
ubuntu/linux-aws-6.5*
ubuntu/linux-aws-6.8<6.8.0-1046.49~22.04.1
6.8.0-1046.49~22.04.1
ubuntu/linux-azure-5.19*
ubuntu/linux-azure-6.2*
ubuntu/linux-azure-6.5*
ubuntu/linux-azure-6.8<6.8.0-1051.57~22.04.1
6.8.0-1051.57~22.04.1
ubuntu/linux-azure-fde-5.19*
ubuntu/linux-azure-fde-6.2*
ubuntu/linux-azure-fde-6.8<6.8.0-1046.53~22.04.1
6.8.0-1046.53~22.04.1
ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.19*
ubuntu/linux-gcp-6.2*
ubuntu/linux-gcp-6.5*
ubuntu/linux-gcp-6.8<6.8.0-1047.50~22.04.2
6.8.0-1047.50~22.04.2
ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.19*
ubuntu/linux-hwe-6.2*
ubuntu/linux-hwe-6.5*
ubuntu/linux-hwe-6.8<6.8.0-100.100~22.04.1
6.8.0-100.100~22.04.1
ubuntu/linux-ibm-6.8<6.8.0-1044.44~22.04.1
6.8.0-1044.44~22.04.1
ubuntu/linux-intel-iot-realtime*
ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19*
ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2*
ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5*
ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8<6.8.0-100.100.1~22.04.1
6.8.0-100.100.1~22.04.1
ubuntu/linux-nvidia-6.2*
ubuntu/linux-nvidia-6.5*
ubuntu/linux-nvidia-6.8<6.8.0-1046.49~22.04.1
6.8.0-1046.49~22.04.1
ubuntu/linux-oem-5.17*
ubuntu/linux-oem-6.0*
ubuntu/linux-oem-6.1*
ubuntu/linux-oem-6.5*
ubuntu/linux-oracle-6.5*
ubuntu/linux-oracle-6.8<6.8.0-1043.44~22.04.1
6.8.0-1043.44~22.04.1
ubuntu/linux-realtime*
ubuntu/linux-riscv*
ubuntu/linux-riscv-5.19*
ubuntu/linux-riscv-6.5*
ubuntu/linux-riscv-6.8<6.8.0-100.100~22.04.1
6.8.0-100.100~22.04.1
ubuntu/linux-starfive-5.19*
ubuntu/linux-starfive-6.2*
ubuntu/linux-starfive-6.5*
ubuntu/linux-realtime-6.8<6.8.1-1041.42~22.04.1
6.8.1-1041.42~22.04.1
ubuntu/linux<6.8.0-100.100
6.8.0-100.100
ubuntu/linux-aws<6.8.0-1046.49
6.8.0-1046.49
ubuntu/linux-aws-6.14<6.14.0-1011.11~24.04.1
6.14.0-1011.11~24.04.1
ubuntu/linux-azure<6.8.0-1046.52
6.8.0-1046.52
ubuntu/linux-azure-6.11*
ubuntu/linux-azure-fde<6.8.0-1046.53
6.8.0-1046.53
ubuntu/linux-azure-nvidia*
ubuntu/linux-gcp<6.8.0-1047.50
6.8.0-1047.50
ubuntu/linux-gcp-6.11*
ubuntu/linux-gcp-6.14<6.14.0-1014.15~24.04.1
6.14.0-1014.15~24.04.1
ubuntu/linux-gke<6.8.0-1043.48
6.8.0-1043.48
ubuntu/linux-gkeop<6.8.0-1030.33
6.8.0-1030.33
ubuntu/linux-hwe-6.11*
ubuntu/linux-ibm<6.8.0-1044.44
6.8.0-1044.44
ubuntu/linux-lowlatency<6.8.0-100.100.1
6.8.0-100.100.1
ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11*
ubuntu/linux-nvidia<6.8.0-1046.49
6.8.0-1046.49
ubuntu/linux-nvidia-6.11*
ubuntu/linux-nvidia-lowlatency<6.8.0-1046.49.1
6.8.0-1046.49.1
ubuntu/linux-nvidia-tegra<6.8.0-1020.20
6.8.0-1020.20
ubuntu/linux-oem-6.11*
ubuntu/linux-oem-6.14<6.14.0-1010.10
6.14.0-1010.10
ubuntu/linux-oracle<6.8.0-1043.44
6.8.0-1043.44
ubuntu/linux-oracle-6.14<6.14.0-1011.11~24.04.1
6.14.0-1011.11~24.04.1
ubuntu/linux-raspi<6.8.0-1047.51
6.8.0-1047.51
ubuntu/linux-raspi-realtime*
ubuntu/linux-realtime*
ubuntu/linux-riscv-6.14<6.14.0-28.28.1~24.04.1
6.14.0-28.28.1~24.04.1
ubuntu/linux-xilinx<6.8.0-1023.24
6.8.0-1023.24
ubuntu/linux-bluefield<6.8.0-1016.20
6.8.0-1016.20
ubuntu/linux-raspi-realtime<6.8.0-2037.38
6.8.0-2037.38
ubuntu/linux-realtime<6.8.1-1041.42
6.8.1-1041.42
ubuntu/linux-realtime-6.14<6.14.0-1010.10~24.04.1
6.14.0-1010.10~24.04.1
ubuntu/linux-aws-fips<6.8.0-1046.49+fips1
6.8.0-1046.49+fips1
ubuntu/linux-azure-fips<6.8.0-1046.52+fips1
6.8.0-1046.52+fips1
ubuntu/linux-fips<6.8.0-100.100+fips1
6.8.0-100.100+fips1
ubuntu/linux-gcp-fips<6.8.0-1047.50+fips1
6.8.0-1047.50+fips1
ubuntu/linux-azure-fde*

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade debian/linux to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.1.176-1Fixed in 6.1.190-1Fixed in 6.12.107-1Fixed in 6.12.115-2Fixed in 7.2.12-1Fixed in 7.2.15-1
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-aws-6.8 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.8.0-1046.49~22.04.1
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-azure-6.8 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.8.0-1051.57~22.04.1
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-azure-fde-6.8 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.8.0-1046.53~22.04.1
  5. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 6.8.0-1047.50~22.04.2
  6. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 6.8.0-100.100~22.04.1
  7. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 6.8.0-1044.44~22.04.1
  8. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 6.8.0-100.100.1~22.04.1
  9. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 6.8.0-1046.49~22.04.1
  10. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 6.8.0-1043.44~22.04.1
  11. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 6.8.0-100.100~22.04.1
  12. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 6.8.1-1041.42~22.04.1
  13. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 6.8.0-100.100
  14. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 6.8.0-1046.49
  15. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 6.14.0-1011.11~24.04.1
  16. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 6.8.0-1046.52
  17. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 6.8.0-1046.53
  18. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 6.8.0-1047.50
  19. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 6.14.0-1014.15~24.04.1
  20. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 6.8.0-1043.48
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    Fixed in 6.8.0-1030.33
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    Fixed in 6.8.0-1044.44
  23. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 6.8.0-100.100.1
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    Fixed in 6.8.0-1046.49
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    Fixed in 6.8.0-1046.49.1
  26. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 6.8.0-1020.20
  27. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 6.14.0-1010.10
  28. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 6.8.0-1043.44
  29. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 6.14.0-1011.11~24.04.1
  30. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 6.8.0-1047.51
  31. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 6.14.0-28.28.1~24.04.1
  32. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 6.8.0-1023.24
  33. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 6.8.0-1016.20
  34. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 6.8.0-2037.38
  35. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 6.8.1-1041.42
  36. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 6.14.0-1010.10~24.04.1
  37. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 6.8.0-1046.49+fips1
  38. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 6.8.0-1046.52+fips1
  39. Upgrade

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    Fixed in 6.8.0-100.100+fips1
  40. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/linux-gcp-fips to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.8.0-1047.50+fips1

Event History

May 20, 2025
CVE Published
via MITRE·04:01 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·04:01 PM
Description
Data Sourced
via OSV·04:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Data Sourced
via NVD·04:15 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2025-37962?

CVE-2025-37962 has been classified with a medium severity rating due to the potential impact of a memory leak in the Linux kernel.

2

How do I fix CVE-2025-37962?

To fix CVE-2025-37962, you should update your Linux kernel to the latest version that includes the patch addressing the memory leak in parse_lease_state().

3

What are the potential impacts of CVE-2025-37962?

The potential impacts of CVE-2025-37962 include increased memory usage and possible performance degradation due to a memory leak.

4

Which versions of the Linux kernel are affected by CVE-2025-37962?

CVE-2025-37962 affects multiple versions of the Linux kernel prior to the fix being applied.

5

Is CVE-2025-37962 being actively exploited in the wild?

As of the current assessment, there is no indication that CVE-2025-37962 is being actively exploited in the wild.

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