CVE-2025-21994
mediumpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.003 · 23 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: fix incorrect validation for num_aces field of smb_acl parse_dcal() validate num_aces to allocate posix_ace_state_array. if (num_aces > ULONG_MAX / sizeof(struct smb_ace *)) It is an incorrect validation that we can create an array of size ULONG_MAX. smb_acl has ->size field to calculate actual number of aces in request buffer size. Use this to check invalid num_aces.
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Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5.1–7.6
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affected products (43)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2025-0698Linux Kernel: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2025-04-02csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen im Linux-Kernel ausnutzen, um einen 'Denial of Service'-Zustand zu erzeugen oder andere nicht spezifizierte Angriffe durchzuführen.
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references (20)
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- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b8b67f3c5e5169535e26efedd3e422172e2db64cnnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c4e202abff45f8eac17989e549fc7a75095f675cnnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4cb17797a5d241f1e509cb5b46ed95a80c2f5fdcnnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0f87370622a853b57e851f7d5a5452b72300f19cnnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f6a6721802ac2f12f4c1bbe839a4c229b61866f2cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-21994cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Linux-kernel-multiple-vulnerabilities-dated-03-04-2025-46747cnnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b8b67f3c5e5169535e26efedd3e422172e2db64enisa_euvd
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