Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cifs: Fix memory and information leak in smb3_reconfigure() In smb3_reconfigure(), if smb3_sync_session_ctx_passwords() fails, the function returns immediately without freeing and erasing the newly allocated new_password and new_password2. This causes both a memory leak and a potential information leak. Fix this by calling kfree_sensitive() on both password buffers before returning in this error case.
References (4)
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0002
EPSS Percentile
4.9%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-401
Status
published
Products (5)
linux/Kernel
< 6.6.120linux
linux/Kernel
6.13.0 - 6.18.3linux
linux/Kernel
6.7.0 - 6.12.64linux
linux/linux_kernel
6.19 rc1 (2 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel
6.6.64 - 6.6.120
Published
Jan 23, 2026
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026