Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: fix regression with native SMB symlinks Some users and customers reported that their backup/copy tools started to fail when the directory being copied contained symlink targets that the client couldn't parse - even when those symlinks weren't followed. Fix this by allowing lstat(2) and readlink(2) to succeed even when the client can't resolve the symlink target, restoring old behavior.

INFO

Published Date :

2025-07-25T14:22:34.363Z

Last Modified :

2025-07-28T04:22:03.224Z

Source :

Linux
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-38431 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Linux
  • Linux Kernel
REFERENCES

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2025-38431.

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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ddaf7567080c7de2e0c99efca2ee1e6b79beea5 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff8abbd248c1f52df0c321690b88454b13ff54b2 cve-icon cve-icon
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025072537-CVE-2025-38431-9bb6@gregkh/T cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-38431 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-38431 cve-icon
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