CVE-2025-38431 — smb: client: fix regression with native SMB symlinks
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/co…
Published: 2025-07-25 · CVSS: Unscored
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.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7