Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 4, 2025· Updated May 12, 2026
CVE-2025-38711
CVE-2025-38711
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
smb/server: avoid deadlock when linking with ReplaceIfExists
If smb2_create_link() is called with ReplaceIfExists set and the name does exist then a deadlock will happen.
ksmbd_vfs_kern_path_locked() will return with success and the parent directory will be locked. ksmbd_vfs_remove_file() will then remove the file. ksmbd_vfs_link() will then be called while the parent is still locked. It will try to lock the same parent and will deadlock.
This patch moves the ksmbd_vfs_kern_path_unlock() call to *before* ksmbd_vfs_link() and then simplifies the code, removing the file_present flag variable.
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References
9- git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e858a7a51c7b8b009d8f246de7ceb7743b44a71nvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/814cfdb6358d9b84fcbec9918c8f938cc096a43anvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d5012ffe14120f978ee34aef4df3d6cb026b7c4nvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a726fef6d7d4cfc365d3434e3916dbfe78991a33nvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a7dddd62578c2eb6cb28b8835556a121b5157323nvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac98d54630d5b52e3f684d872f0d82c06c418ea9nvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5fc1400a34b4ea5e8f2ce296ea12bf8c8421694nvdPatch
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-032379.htmlnvd
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