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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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Affected products

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  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Linux/Kernel3 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=5.15,<5.15.190
    • (no CPE)
    • (no CPE)range: 5.15

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