VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2026-23228

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.14%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-02-18
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

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().

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-401

Primary references