Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 4, 2025· Updated Jan 2, 2026
smb: client: add NULL check in automount_fullpath
CVE-2025-38208
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
smb: client: add NULL check in automount_fullpath
page is checked for null in __build_path_from_dentry_optional_prefix when tcon->origin_fullpath is not set. However, the check is missing when it is set. Add a check to prevent a potential NULL pointer dereference.
Affected products
2- Linux/Linuxv5Range: 6.3
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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