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CVE-2025-71223
published 2026-02-14

CVE-2025-71223: 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…

PriorityP417medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.12%
2.4th percentile
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.

Affected

13 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianlinux< linux 6.18.10-1 (forky)linux 6.18.10-1 (forky)
linuxlinux
linuxlinux>= 6.6.32 < 6.6.1246.6.124
linuxlinux>= 8df4bcdb0a4232192b2445256c39b787d58ef14d < 2456fde2b137703328f1695f60c68fe488d17e362456fde2b137703328f1695f60c68fe488d17e36
linuxlinux>= c8efcc786146a951091588e5fa7e3c754850cb3c < 39ca11ff158c98fb092176f06047628c54bcf7a139ca11ff158c98fb092176f06047628c54bcf7a1
linuxlinux>= c8efcc786146a951091588e5fa7e3c754850cb3c < 4665e52bde3b1f8f442895ce7d88fa62a43e48c44665e52bde3b1f8f442895ce7d88fa62a43e48c4
linuxlinux>= c8efcc786146a951091588e5fa7e3c754850cb3c < f416c556997aa56ec4384c6b6efd6a0e6ac70aa7f416c556997aa56ec4384c6b6efd6a0e6ac70aa7
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.12.73-16.12.73-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.18.10-16.18.10-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.13 < 6.18.106.18.10
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.6.32 < 6.6.1246.6.124
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.9 < 6.12.706.12.70

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv5.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.5LOW
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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