Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Feb 18, 2026· Updated Jun 2, 2026
CVE-2026-23228
CVE-2026-23228
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
smb: server: fix leak of active_num_conn in ksmbd_tcp_new_connection()
On kthread_run() failure in ksmbd_tcp_new_connection(), the transport is freed via free_transport(), which does not decrement active_num_conn, leaking this counter.
Replace free_transport() with ksmbd_tcp_disconnect().
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Affected products
8cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 6 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=5.15.91,<5.15.201
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: 6.2
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
8- git.kernel.org/stable/c/599271110c35f6b16e2e4e45b9fbd47ed378c982nvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6dd2645cf080a75be31fa66063c7332b291f46f0nvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/77ffbcac4e569566d0092d5f22627dfc0896b553nvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/787769c8cc50416af7b8b1a36e6bcd6aaa7680aanvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ddd69cd1338c6197e1b6b19cec60d99c8633e4fnvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/baf664fc90a6139a39a58333e4aaa390c10d45dcnvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd25e0d809531a67e9dd53b19012d27d2b13425fnvdPatch
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-253495.htmlnvd
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