CVE-2025-22037: exploitation status and patch state

CVE-2025-22037 · CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM · EPSS 66%

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: fix null pointer dereference in alloc_preauth_hash() The Client send malformed smb2 negotiate request. ksmbd return error response. Subsequently, the client can send smb2 session setup even thought conn->preauth_info is not allocated. This patch add KSMBD_SESS_NEED_SETUP status of connection to ignore session setup request if smb2 negotiate phase is not complete.

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KEV and EPSS are re-checked daily. Record last updated 2026-08-11.