In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
smb: client: fix smbd_connection leak on cifs_get_tcp_session() error
When an RDMA connection is successfully established via
smbd_get_connection() but cifs_get_tcp_session() later fails (e.g.
kthread_create() returns an error), the error path frees tcp_ses
without first destroying the smbd_connection.
Fix this by calling smbd_destroy() in the out_err cleanup path before
kfree(tcp_ses). smbd_destroy() safely handles the case where
smbd_conn is NULL, so it can be called unconditionally.
smb: client: fix smbd_connection leak on cifs_get_tcp_session() error
When an RDMA connection is successfully established via
smbd_get_connection() but cifs_get_tcp_session() later fails (e.g.
kthread_create() returns an error), the error path frees tcp_ses
without first destroying the smbd_connection.
Fix this by calling smbd_destroy() in the out_err cleanup path before
kfree(tcp_ses). smbd_destroy() safely handles the case where
smbd_conn is NULL, so it can be called unconditionally.
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Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: fix smbd_connection leak on cifs_get_tcp_session() error When an RDMA connection is successfully established via smbd_get_connection() but cifs_get_tcp_session() later fails (e.g. kthread_create() returns an error), the error path frees tcp_ses without first destroying the smbd_connection. Fix this by calling smbd_destroy() in the out_err cleanup path before kfree(tcp_ses). smbd_destroy() safely handles the case where smbd_conn is NULL, so it can be called unconditionally. | |
| Title | smb: client: fix smbd_connection leak on cifs_get_tcp_session() error | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-06T08:44:16.721Z
Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:25:14.322Z
Link: CVE-2026-98172
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-06T09:17:58.920
Modified: 2026-10-06T09:17:58.920
Link: CVE-2026-98172
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