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CVE-2025-40286smb/server: fix possible memory leak in smb2_read()
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb/server: fix possible memory leak in smb2_read() Memory leak occurs when ksmbd_vfs_read() fails. Fix this by adding the missing kvfree().
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- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
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- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- May 11, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name) | from e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9 before 0797c6cf3b857cc229ab2bc69552938dcd738d78; from e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9 before 63d8706a2c09a0c29b8b0e8a44bc7a1339685de9; from e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9 before f1305587731886da37a214cda812ade246c653b0; from e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9 before bfda5422a16651d0bf864ec468b1c216e1b10d91; from e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9 before 6fced056d2cc8d01b326e6fcfabaacb9850b71a4 | CNA record |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0797c6cf3b857cc229ab2bc69552938dcd738d78
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/63d8706a2c09a0c29b8b0e8a44bc7a1339685de9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1305587731886da37a214cda812ade246c653b0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bfda5422a16651d0bf864ec468b1c216e1b10d91
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6fced056d2cc8d01b326e6fcfabaacb9850b71a4
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