CVE-2025-71151

MEDIUM

Linux kernel - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

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