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

CVE-2025-71153

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.

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Linux/Kernel6 versions
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=6.6.24,<6.6.120
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: 6.9
osv-coords
pkg:linux/kernel
Range: < 6.6.120

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