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CVE-2025-38737VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security update

Affects Linux kernelSource GCVE Database

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Not known to be exploited.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 19:32 UTC

Severity
Medium

Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 10 Dec 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 5 Nov 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

Red Hat has released updated kernel packages that fix the issue. Users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support should apply the kernel update as per Red Hat's instructions and reboot their systems to ensure the fix is applied. Refer to https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 for update procedures.

Description

A moderate severity security issue was found in the Linux kernel's CIFS component used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support. The flaw involves an uninitialized variable that can cause a kernel oops (crash). Red Hat has released an updated kernel package to fix this issue. Systems must be rebooted after applying the update for the fix to take effect.

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