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smb/server: fix tree connection leak in smb2_tree_connect()

Type: advisorySources: OSV

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb/server: fix tree connection leak in smb2_tree_connect() See the procedure below: smb2_tree_connect ksmbd_tree_conn_connect xa_store(&sess->tree_conns, tree_conn->id, tree_conn) ksmbd_counter_inc(KSMBD_COUNTER_TREE_CONNS) ksmbd_share_tree_conn_inc(sc) ksmbd_iov_pin_rsp // fail status.ret = KSMBD_TREE_CONN_STATUS_NOMEM // do not disconnect tree_conn Disconnect the new tree connection if ksmbd_iov_pin_rsp() fails.

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
6.18.57, 6.6.160, 7.2.6
CVEs
CVE-2026-98162
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
3 Nov 2026, 19:27 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

smb/server: fix tree connection leak in smb2_tree_connect()

core-osv · Original source

Published 25 Sept 2026, 13:06 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb/server: fix tree connection leak in smb2_tree_connect() See the procedure below: smb2_tree_connect ksmbd_tree_conn_connect xa_store(&sess->tree_conns, tree_conn->id, tree_conn) ksmbd_counter_inc(KSMBD_COUNTER_TREE_CONNS) ksmbd_share_tree_conn_inc(sc) ksmbd_iov_pin_rsp // fail status.ret = KSMBD_TREE_CONN_STATUS_NOMEM // do not disconnect tree_conn Disconnect the new tree connection if ksmbd_iov_pin_rsp() fails.

osv:CVE-2026-98162

Kernel

Fixed versions: 6.6.160, 6.18.57, 7.2.6

Complete source record
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