Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 18, 2026· Updated Apr 13, 2026
smb: server: fix leak of active_num_conn in ksmbd_tcp_new_connection()
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().
Affected products
2- Linux/Linuxv5Range: 6.2
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
7- git.kernel.org/stable/c/599271110c35f6b16e2e4e45b9fbd47ed378c982mitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6dd2645cf080a75be31fa66063c7332b291f46f0mitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/77ffbcac4e569566d0092d5f22627dfc0896b553mitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/787769c8cc50416af7b8b1a36e6bcd6aaa7680aamitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ddd69cd1338c6197e1b6b19cec60d99c8633e4fmitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/baf664fc90a6139a39a58333e4aaa390c10d45dcmitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd25e0d809531a67e9dd53b19012d27d2b13425fmitre
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