In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: Fix refcount leak when invalid session is found on session lookup When a session is found but its state is not SMB2_SESSION_VALID, It indicates that no valid session was found, but it is missing to decrement the reference count acquired by the session lookup, which results in a reference count leak. This patch fixes the issue by explicitly calling ksmbd_user_session_put to release the reference to the session.
History

Sat, 24 Jan 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Low


Fri, 23 Jan 2026 14:30:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: Fix refcount leak when invalid session is found on session lookup When a session is found but its state is not SMB2_SESSION_VALID, It indicates that no valid session was found, but it is missing to decrement the reference count acquired by the session lookup, which results in a reference count leak. This patch fixes the issue by explicitly calling ksmbd_user_session_put to release the reference to the session.
Title ksmbd: Fix refcount leak when invalid session is found on session lookup
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published: 2026-01-23T14:15:16.898Z

Updated: 2026-01-23T14:15:16.898Z

Reserved: 2026-01-13T15:30:19.662Z

Link: CVE-2025-71150

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-01-23T15:16:05.773

Modified: 2026-01-23T15:16:05.773

Link: CVE-2025-71150

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2026-01-23T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2025-71150 - Bugzilla