CVE-2025-38179

smb: client: fix max_sge overflow in smb_extract_folioq_to_rdma()

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: July 4, 2025 at 01:37 PM UTC
Updated: August 5, 2026 at 12:44 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: fix max_sge overflow in smb_extract_folioq_to_rdma() This fixes the following problem: [ 749.901015] [ T8673] run fstests cifs/001 at 2025-06-17 09:40:30 [ 750.346409] [ T9870] ================================================================== [ 750.346814] [ T9870] BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in smb_set_sge+0x2cc/0x3b0 [cifs] [ 750.347330] [ T9870] Write of size 8 at addr ffff888011082890 by task xfs_io/9870 [ 750.347705] [ T9870] [ 750.348077] [ T9870] CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 9870 Comm: xfs_io Kdump: loaded Not tainted 6.16.0-rc2-metze.02+ #1 PREEMPT(voluntary) [ 750.348082] [ T9870] Hardware name: innotek GmbH VirtualBox/VirtualBox, BIOS VirtualBox 12/01/2006 [ 750.348085] [ T9870] Call Trace: [ 750.348086] [ T9870] <TASK> [ 750.348088] [ T9870] dump_stack_lvl+0x76/0xa0 [ 750.348106] [ T9870] print_report+0xd1/0x640 [ 750.348116] [ T9870] ? __pfx__raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x10/0x10 [ 750.348120] [ T9870] ? kasan_complete_mode_report_info+0x26/0x210 [ 750.348124] [ T9870] kasan_report+0xe7/0x130 [ 750.348128] [ T9870] ? smb_set_sge+0x2cc/0x3b0 [cifs] [ 750.348262] [ T9870] ? smb_set_sge+0x2cc/0x3b0 [cifs] [ 750.348377] [ T9870] __asan_report_store8_noabort+0x17/0x30 [ 750.348381] [ T9870] smb_set_sge+0x2cc/0x3b0 [cifs] [ 750.348496] [ T9870] smbd_post_send_iter+0x1990/0x3070 [cifs] [ 750.348625] [ T9870] ? __pfx_smbd_post_send_iter+0x10/0x10 [cifs] [ 750.348741] [ T9870] ? update_stack_state+0x2a0/0x670 [ 750.348749] [ T9870] ? cifs_flush+0x153/0x320 [cifs] [ 750.348870] [ T9870] ? cifs_flush+0x153/0x320 [cifs] [ 750.348990] [ T9870] ? update_stack_state+0x2a0/0x670 [ 750.348995] [ T9870] smbd_send+0x58c/0x9c0 [cifs] [ 750.349117] [ T9870] ? __pfx_smbd_send+0x10/0x10 [cifs] [ 750.349231] [ T9870] ? unwind_get_return_address+0x65/0xb0 [ 750.349235] [ T9870] ? __pfx_stack_trace_consume_entry+0x10/0x10 [ 750.349242] [ T9870] ? arch_stack_walk+0xa7/0x100 [ 750.349250] [ T9870] ? stack_trace_save+0x92/0xd0 [ 750.349254] [ T9870] __smb_send_rqst+0x931/0xec0 [cifs] [ 750.349374] [ T9870] ? kernel_text_address+0x173/0x190 [ 750.349379] [ T9870] ? kasan_save_stack+0x39/0x70 [ 750.349382] [ T9870] ? kasan_save_track+0x18/0x70 [ 750.349385] [ T9870] ? __kasan_slab_alloc+0x9d/0xa0 [ 750.349389] [ T9870] ? __pfx___smb_send_rqst+0x10/0x10 [cifs] [ 750.349508] [ T9870] ? smb2_mid_entry_alloc+0xb4/0x7e0 [cifs] [ 750.349626] [ T9870] ? cifs_call_async+0x277/0xb00 [cifs] [ 750.349746] [ T9870] ? cifs_issue_write+0x256/0x610 [cifs] [ 750.349867] [ T9870] ? netfs_do_issue_write+0xc2/0x340 [netfs] [ 750.349900] [ T9870] ? netfs_advance_write+0x45b/0x1270 [netfs] [ 750.349929] [ T9870] ? netfs_write_folio+0xd6c/0x1be0 [netfs] [ 750.349958] [ T9870] ? netfs_writepages+0x2e9/0xa80 [netfs] [ 750.349987] [ T9870] ? do_writepages+0x21f/0x590 [ 750.349993] [ T9870] ? filemap_fdatawrite_wbc+0xe1/0x140 [ 750.349997] [ T9870] ? entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e [ 750.350002] [ T9870] smb_send_rqst+0x22e/0x2f0 [cifs] [ 750.350131] [ T9870] ? __pfx_smb_send_rqst+0x10/0x10 [cifs] [ 750.350255] [ T9870] ? local_clock_noinstr+0xe/0xd0 [ 750.350261] [ T9870] ? kasan_save_alloc_info+0x37/0x60 [ 750.350268] [ T9870] ? __kasan_check_write+0x14/0x30 [ 750.350271] [ T9870] ? _raw_spin_lock+0x81/0xf0 [ 750.350275] [ T9870] ? __pfx__raw_spin_lock+0x10/0x10 [ 750.350278] [ T9870] ? smb2_setup_async_request+0x293/0x580 [cifs] [ 750.350398] [ T9870] cifs_call_async+0x477/0xb00 [cifs] [ 750.350518] [ T9870] ? __pfx_smb2_writev_callback+0x10/0x10 [cifs] [ 750.350636] [ T9870] ? __pfx_cifs_call_async+0x10/0x10 [cifs] [ 750.350756] [ T9870] ? __pfx__raw_spin_lock+0x10/0x10 [ 750.350760] [ T9870] ? __kasan_check_write+0x14/0x30 [ 750.350763] [ T98 ---truncated---

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

6.12 ≤ v < 6.12.356.12 ≤ v < 6.15.46.12 ≤ v < 6.166.13 ≤ v < 6.15.46.16 rc16.16 rc2c45ebd636c32d33c75e51ce977520ff146bd41a1
Vendor states this is fixed in 8ae7814589d7bd850294ac14ec4c1725dafd42ca (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a379a8a2a0032e12e7ef397197c9c2ad011588d6 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in e0ba9b2f188166550296005e64b15e80db82ad8a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.35 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.15.4 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.16 (unaffected)

References (3)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ae7814589d7bd850294ac14ec4c1725dafd42ca
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a379a8a2a0032e12e7ef397197c9c2ad011588d6
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e0ba9b2f188166550296005e64b15e80db82ad8a

CVSS

7.8HIGHLinux
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-787

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