Linux Kernel up to 6.12.48/6.16.8 SMB Client rxe_verbs.c smbd_destroy buffer overflow

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A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.12.48/6.16.8. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function smbd_destroy of the file drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_verbs.c of the component SMB Client. This manipulation causes buffer overflow. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-39932. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability has been found in Linux Kernel up to 6.12.48/6.16.8 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function smbd_destroy of the file drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_verbs.c of the component SMB Client. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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] [ T138] ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5 [ 5305.687917] [ T138] ? __kasan_check_write+0x14/0x30 [ 5305.687933] [ T138] worker_thread+0x87f/0x1570 ... It means rxe_post_recv was called after rdma_destroy_qp(). This happened because put_receive_buffer() was triggered by ib_drain_qp() and called: queue_work(info->workqueue, &info->post_send_credits_work);

It is possible to read the advisory at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-39932 since 04/16/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/28/2026).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 269459 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-39932), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 6.12.49 or 6.16.9 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 6ae90a2baf923e85eb037b636aa641250bf4220f/3fabb1236f2e3ad78d531be0a4ad9f4a4ccdda87/d9dcbbcf9145b68aa85c40947311a6907277e097 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (269459) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2194). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Affected

• Google Container-Optimized OS
• Debian Linux
• Google Cloud Platform
• Amazon Linux 2
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Ubuntu Linux
• SUSE Linux
• Oracle Linux
• SUSE openSUSE
• Open Source Linux Kernel
• RESF Rocky Linux
• NetApp ActiveIQ Unified Manager
• IBM QRadar SIEM
• Dell NetWorker

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Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 6.12.0
• 6.12.1
• 6.12.2
• 6.12.3
• 6.12.4
• 6.12.5
• 6.12.6
• 6.12.7
• 6.12.8
• 6.12.9
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• 6.12.11
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• 6.12.16
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• 6.12.22
• 6.12.23
• 6.12.24
• 6.12.25
• 6.12.26
• 6.12.27
• 6.12.28
• 6.12.29
• 6.12.30
• 6.12.31
• 6.12.32
• 6.12.33
• 6.12.34
• 6.12.35
• 6.12.36
• 6.12.37
• 6.12.38
• 6.12.39
• 6.12.40
• 6.12.41
• 6.12.42
• 6.12.43
• 6.12.44
• 6.12.45
• 6.12.46
• 6.12.47
• 6.12.48
• 6.16.0
• 6.16.1
• 6.16.2
• 6.16.3
• 6.16.4
• 6.16.5
• 6.16.6
• 6.16.7
• 6.16.8

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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