CVE-2026-23228

Linux Kernel - Memory Corruption

Title source: llm

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().

References (7)

[Patch] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ddd69cd1338c6197e1b6b19cec60d99c8633e4f

[Vendor Advisory] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77ffbcac4e569566d0092d5f22627dfc0896b553

[Patch] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/599271110c35f6b16e2e4e45b9fbd47ed378c982

[Patch] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/787769c8cc50416af7b8b1a36e6bcd6aaa7680aa

[Patch] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/baf664fc90a6139a39a58333e4aaa390c10d45dc

[Patch] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd25e0d809531a67e9dd53b19012d27d2b13425f

[Patch] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6dd2645cf080a75be31fa66063c7332b291f46f0

Scores

EPSS 0.0003

EPSS Percentile 8.9%

Classification

Status draft

Affected Products (9)

linux/Kernel < 5.15.201linux

linux/Kernel < 6.1.164linux

linux/Kernel < 6.6.125linux

linux/Kernel < 6.12.72linux

linux/Kernel < 6.18.11linux

linux/Kernel < 6.19.1linux

linux/Kernel < 6.12.72linux

linux/Kernel < 6.18.11linux

linux/Kernel < 6.19.1linux

Timeline

Published Feb 18, 2026

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026