Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2025-39932)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2025-39932). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
smb: client: let smbd_destroy() call disable_work_sync(&info->post_send_credits_work)
In smbd_destroy() we may destroy the memory so we better
wait until post_send_credits_work is no longer pending
and will never be started again.
I actually just hit the case using rxe:
WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 138 at drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_verbs.c:1032 rxe_post_recv+0x1ee/0x480 [rdma_rxe]
...
[ 5305.686979] [ T138] smbd_post_recv+0x445/0xc10 [cifs]
[ 5305.687135] [ T138] ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
[ 5305.687149] [ T138] ? __kasan_check_write+0x14/0x30
[ 5305.687185] [ T138] ? __pfx_smbd_post_recv+0x10/0x10 [cifs]
[ 5305.687329] [ T138] ? __pfx__raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x10/0x10
[ 5305.687356] [ T138] ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
[ 5305.687368] [ T138] ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
[ 5305.687378] [ T138] ? _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x11/0x60
[ 5305.687389] [ T138] ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
[ 5305.687399] [ T138] ? get_receive_buffer+0x168/0x210 [cifs]
[ 5305.687555] [ T138] smbd_post_send_credits+0x382/0x4b0 [cifs]
[ 5305.687701] [ T138] ? __pfx_smbd_post_send_credits+0x10/0x10 [cifs]
[ 5305.687855] [ T138] ? __pfx___schedule+0x10/0x10
[ 5305.687865] [ T138] ? __pfx__raw_spin_lock_irq+0x10/0x10
[ 5305.687875] [ T138] ? queue_delayed_work_on+0x8e/0xa0
[ 5305.687889] [ T138] process_one_work+0x629/0xf80
[ 5305.687908]…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-39932 has been found in Linux kernel.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 9.8/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2025-39932" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2025-39932 (Linux kernel) — CVSS v3 9.8
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (unclassified) exists in Linux kernel.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel.
Severity: Critical (CVSS 9.8/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Linux kernel を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- BellSoft Alpaquita BELL-CVE-2025-39932 linux-lts
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2025-39932 linux
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2025-39932 linux-hwe-edge
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- package git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org