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smb/server: fix refcount leak in smb2_open()

Type: advisorySources: OSV

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb/server: fix refcount leak in smb2_open() When ksmbd_vfs_getattr() fails, the reference count of ksmbd_file must be released.

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
6.12.70, 6.18.10, 6.6.124
CVEs
CVE-2025-71223
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
7 Nov 2026, 14:21 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

smb/server: fix refcount leak in smb2_open()

core-osv · Original source

Published 14 Feb 2026, 16:27 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb/server: fix refcount leak in smb2_open() When ksmbd_vfs_getattr() fails, the reference count of ksmbd_file must be released.

osv:CVE-2025-71223

Kernel

Fixed versions: 6.6.124, 6.12.70, 6.18.10

Complete source record
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