In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: Add check for next_buffer in receive_encrypted_standard() Add check for the return value of cifs_buf_get() and cifs_small_buf_get() in receive_encrypted_standard() to prevent null pointer dereference. CREATE(Triage):(User=admin) CVE-2025-21844 (https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-21844)