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Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Jan 23, 2026· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2025-71151

CVE-2025-71151

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

cifs: Fix memory and information leak in smb3_reconfigure()

In smb3_reconfigure(), if smb3_sync_session_ctx_passwords() fails, the function returns immediately without freeing and erasing the newly allocated new_password and new_password2. This causes both a memory leak and a potential information leak.

Fix this by calling kfree_sensitive() on both password buffers before returning in this error case.

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  • Linux/Kernel5 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=6.6.64,<6.6.120
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)
    • (no CPE)range: 6.13
  • osv-coords
    Range: < 6.6.120

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