SB2025063038 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for kpatch-patch-5_14_0-570_17_1
Published: June 30, 2025
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-37750)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the SMB2_negotiate() function in fs/smb/client/smb2pdu.c, within the decrypt_raw_data() function in fs/smb/client/smb2ops.c, within the cifs_crypto_secmech_release() function in fs/smb/client/cifsencrypt.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.