CVE-2025-37956 Affecting kernel-uek-modules-extra-netfilter package, versions <0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.03% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE9-KERNELUEKMODULESEXTRANETFILTER-10790523
  • published19 Jul 2025
  • disclosed20 May 2025

Introduced: 20 May 2025

CVE-2025-37956  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:9 kernel-uek-modules-extra-netfilter to version 0:6.12.0-101.33.4.3.el9uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2025-20480.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-uek-modules-extra-netfilter package and not the kernel-uek-modules-extra-netfilter package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ksmbd: prevent rename with empty string

Client can send empty newname string to ksmbd server. It will cause a kernel oops from d_alloc. This patch return the error when attempting to rename a file or directory with an empty new name string.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1