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.
Affected products
2- Linux/Linuxv5Range: 6.9
Patches
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