Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 23, 2026· Updated Feb 9, 2026
ksmbd: Fix memory leak in get_file_all_info()
CVE-2025-71153
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ksmbd: Fix memory leak in get_file_all_info()
In get_file_all_info(), if vfs_getattr() fails, the function returns immediately without freeing the allocated filename, leading to a memory leak.
Fix this by freeing the filename before returning in this error case.
AI Insight
LLM-synthesized narrative grounded in this CVE's description and references.
Affected products
2Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4News mentions
0No linked articles in our index yet.