CVE-2025-39819

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel 5.8-6.1.150, 6.2-6.6.104, 6.7-6.12.45, 6.13-6.16.5 - Resource Leak in smb2_compound_op

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/smb: Fix inconsistent refcnt update A possible inconsistent update of refcount was identified in `smb2_compound_op`. Such inconsistent update could lead to possible resource leaks. Why it is a possible bug: 1. In the comment section of the function, it clearly states that the reference to `cfile` should be dropped after calling this function. 2. Every control flow path would check and drop the reference to `cfile`, except the patched one. 3. Existing callers would not handle refcount update of `cfile` if -ENOMEM is returned. To fix the bug, an extra goto label "out" is added, to make sure that the cleanup logic would always be respected. As the problem is caused by the allocation failure of `vars`, the cleanup logic between label "finished" and "out" can be safely ignored. According to the definition of function `is_replayable_error`, the error code of "-ENOMEM" is not recoverable. Therefore, the replay logic also gets ignored.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0003
EPSS Percentile 8.0%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

Status published
Products (19)
debian/debian_linux 11.0
linux/Kernel 5.8.0 - 6.1.150linux
linux/Kernel 6.13.0 - 6.16.5linux
linux/Kernel 6.2.0 - 6.6.104linux
linux/Kernel 6.7.0 - 6.12.45linux
Linux/Linux < 5.8
Linux/Linux 5.8
Linux/Linux 6.1.150 - 6.1.*
Linux/Linux 6.12.45 - 6.12.*
Linux/Linux 6.16.5 - 6.16.*
... and 9 more
Published Sep 16, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026