Highly exploitable, CVE-2025-38379 poses a critical security risk that could lead to severe breaches.
Status: Modified
Last updated: 🕕 30 Jul 2026, 06:23 UTC
Originally published on: 🕐 25 Jul 2025, 13:15 UTC
Time between publication and last update: 369 days
CVSS Release: version 3
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVE-2025-38379: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: fix warning when reconnecting channel When reconnecting a channel in smb2_reconnect_server(), a dummy tcon is passed down to smb2_reconnect() with ->query_interface uninitialized, so we can't call queue_delayed_work() on it. Fix the following warning by ensuring that we're queueing the delayed worker from correct tcon. WARNING: CPU: 4 PID: 1126 at kernel/workqueue.c:2498 __queue_delayed_work+0x1d2/0x200 Modules linked in: cifs cifs_arc4 nls_ucs2_utils cifs_md4 [last unloaded: cifs] CPU: 4 UID: 0 PID: 1126 Comm: kworker/4:0 Not tainted 6.16.0-rc3 #5 PREEMPT(voluntary) Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.3-4.fc42 04/01/2014 Workqueue: cifsiod smb2_reconnect_server [cifs] RIP: 0010:__queue_delayed_work+0x1d2/0x200 Code: 41 5e 41 5f e9 7f ee ff ff 90 0f 0b 90 e9 5d ff ff ff bf 02 00 00 00 e8 6c f3 07 00 89 c3 eb bd 90 0f 0b 90 e9 57 f> 0b 90 e9 65 fe ff ff 90 0f 0b 90 e9 72 fe ff ff 90 0f 0b 90 e9 RSP: 0018:ffffc900014afad8 EFLAGS: 00010003 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff888124d99988 RCX: ffffffff81399cc1 RDX: dffffc0000000000 RSI: ffff888114326e00 RDI: ffff888124d999f0 RBP: 000000000000ea60 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: ffffed10249b3331 R10: ffff888124d9998f R11: 0000000000000004 R12: 0000000000000040 R13: ffff888114326e00 R14: ffff888124d999d8 R15: ffff888114939020 FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff88829f7fe000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00007ffe7a2b4038 CR3: 0000000120a6f000 CR4: 0000000000750ef0 PKRU: 55555554 Call Trace: <TASK> queue_delayed_work_on+0xb4/0xc0 smb2_reconnect+0xb22/0xf50 [cifs] smb2_reconnect_server+0x413/0xd40 [cifs] ? __pfx_smb2_reconnect_server+0x10/0x10 [cifs] ? local_clock_noinstr+0xd/0xd0 ? local_clock+0x15/0x30 ? lock_release+0x29b/0x390 process_one_work+0x4c5/0xa10 ? __pfx_process_one_work+0x10/0x10 ? __list_add_valid_or_report+0x37/0x120 worker_thread+0x2f1/0x5a0 ? __kthread_parkme+0xde/0x100 ? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10 kthread+0x1fe/0x380 ? kthread+0x10f/0x380 ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 ? local_clock_noinstr+0xd/0xd0 ? ret_from_fork+0x1b/0x1f0 ? local_clock+0x15/0x30 ? lock_release+0x29b/0x390 ? rcu_is_watching+0x20/0x50 ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 ret_from_fork+0x15b/0x1f0 ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 </TASK> irq event stamp: 1116206 hardirqs last enabled at (1116205): [<ffffffff8143af42>] __up_console_sem+0x52/0x60 hardirqs last disabled at (1116206): [<ffffffff81399f0e>] queue_delayed_work_on+0x6e/0xc0 softirqs last enabled at (1116138): [<ffffffffc04562fd>] __smb_send_rqst+0x42d/0x950 [cifs] softirqs last disabled at (1116136): [<ffffffff823d35e1>] release_sock+0x21/0xf0
The exploitability of CVE-2025-38379 depends on two key factors: attack complexity (the level of effort required to execute an exploit) and privileges required (the access level an attacker needs).
With low attack complexity and no required privileges, CVE-2025-38379 is an easy target for cybercriminals. Organizations should prioritize immediate mitigation measures to prevent unauthorized access and data breaches.
A lower complexity and fewer privilege requirements make exploitation easier. Security teams should evaluate these aspects to determine the urgency of mitigation strategies, such as patch management and access control policies.
Attack Complexity (AC) measures the difficulty in executing an exploit. A high AC means that specific conditions must be met, making an attack more challenging, while a low AC means the vulnerability can be exploited with minimal effort.
Privileges Required (PR) determine the level of system access necessary for an attack. Vulnerabilities requiring no privileges are more accessible to attackers, whereas high privilege requirements limit exploitation to authorized users with elevated access.
Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2025-38379, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.
Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2025-38379, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.
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