CVE Catalog

CVE-2025-39720

HighCVSS 7.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.26%

18th percentile - higher than 18% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the ksmbd SMB server in the Linux kernel, a refcount leak was detected that prevents memory release. When ksmbd_conn_releasing() returns true, the refcount is not properly decremented, leading to a leak and resource not being freed.

Risk Assessment

The organization risks system memory exhaustion due to unreleased resources, which could lead to performance degradation or system crashes.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Linux kernel to a version that properly decrements the refcount when ksmbd_conn_releasing() returns true.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: fix refcount leak causing resource not released When ksmbd_conn_releasing(opinfo->conn) returns true,the refcount was not decremented properly, causing a refcount leak that prevents the count from reaching zero and the memory from being released.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS