Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: kernel (CVE-2025-38575)

The version of kernel installed on the remote Azure Linux 3.0 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2025-38575 advisory. - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: use aeadrequestfree to match...

CVE-2025-38575

In CVE-2025-38575, the Linux kernel ksmbd memory handling was corrected: memory allocated by aead_request_alloc() must be freed with aead_request_free() to ensure sensitive crypto data is zeroed before freeing. This resolves a local-attack surface (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U) with a MEDIUM base scor...