CVE-2026-23228In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: server: fix leak of active_num_conn in ksmbd_tcp_new_connection() On kthread_run() failure in ksmbd_tcp_new_connection(), the…
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: server: fix leak of active_num_conn in ksmbd_tcp_new_connection() On kthread_run() failure in ksmbd_tcp_new_connection(), the transport is freed via free_transport(), which does not decrement active_num_conn, leaking this counter. Replace free_transport() with ksmbd_tcp_disconnect().
- CVSS
- 5.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-401
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Not given
- NVD analysis
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel | from 5.15.91 before 5.15.201; from 6.1.9 before 6.1.164; from 6.2.1 before 6.6.125; from 6.7 before 6.12.72; from 6.13 before 6.18.11; from 6.19 before 6.19.1; 6.2; 6.2; and 2 more ranges | NVD |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/599271110c35f6b16e2e4e45b9fbd47ed378c982patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6dd2645cf080a75be31fa66063c7332b291f46f0patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77ffbcac4e569566d0092d5f22627dfc0896b553patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/787769c8cc50416af7b8b1a36e6bcd6aaa7680aapatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ddd69cd1338c6197e1b6b19cec60d99c8633e4fpatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/baf664fc90a6139a39a58333e4aaa390c10d45dcpatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd25e0d809531a67e9dd53b19012d27d2b13425fpatch
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-253495.html
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