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CVE-2026-23228
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2026-02-18T16:22:32.580 · Last modified 2026-06-17T10:21:08.550

Summary

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().

Affected products

linux — linux_kernel

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