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NTAP-20260424-0011 — CVE-2025-37924 Linux Kernel Vulnerability in NetApp Products
Published 2026-04-24 · Updated 2026-09-25 · Status: Interim · Exploitation: Public · Severity: CRITICAL 9.8 · ONTAP affected: Yes
Product family: ONTAP · Other NetApp products · NetApp Console / BlueXP | ONTAP-relevant | highest CVSS: 9.8
CVEs in this advisory
- CVE-2025-37924 — CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 · site index
What the CVE records say
CVE-2025-37924 — In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: fix use-after-free in kerberos authentication Setting sess->user = NULL was introduced to fix the dangling pointer created by ksmbd_free_user. However, it is possible another thread could be operating on the session and make use of sess->user after it has been passed to ksmbd_free_user but before sess->user is set to NULL.
Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to disclosure of sensitive information, addition or modification of data, or Denial of Service (DoS).
Affected products
- ONTAP Select Deploy administration utility
- ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere 10
- FAS/AFF BIOS - A900/9500
- NetApp Console Agent OVA
Official fixes
- ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere 10 — vendor fix ↗
References
What to do
- Check the affected products listed above against the official advisory's affected-versions table — that is where the exact ONTAP 9 release, ONTAP tool, or management product versions are named.
- If affected and a fixed release exists, plan the upgrade — see the ONTAP upgrade runbook.
- If exploitation is listed as "active", treat remediation as urgent and review exposure (management LIFs, ONTAP S3, SnapMirror endpoints).
- Harden in parallel: security hardening baseline and ransomware protection on ONTAP.
Related reading
- Common ONTAP problems (FAQ) — plain-language symptoms and fixes
- ONTAP security hardening — baseline lockdown guidance
- Ransomware protection on ONTAP — SnapLock, SnapMirror vaulting, Anomaly Detection
- ONTAP error messages index — EMS/WAFL/NFS/SnapMirror messages
- Every NetApp advisory published in 2026