CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-90175

Unknown
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

In the Linux kernel's SMB server (ksmbd), the buffer returned by ksmbd_ipc_login_request_ext() was not freed after ksmbd_alloc_user() calls, causing a memory leak visible in kmemleak. The fix frees this buffer unconditionally.

Risk Assessment

Repeated memory leaks can gradually exhaust kernel resources and destabilize a system acting as an SMB file server. Long uptime without restarts increases the risk of service failure.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix that frees the ksmbd_ipc_login_request_ext() buffer. Monitor kernel memory usage on servers running ksmbd.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: server: fix leak of ksmbd_ipc_login_request_ext() returned buffer Free it unconditionally after ksmbd_alloc_user() calls. kmemleak splat: unreferenced object 0xffff888103b83540 (size 192): comm "pool-0", pid 16970, jiffies 4377290937 hex dump (first 32 bytes): 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ backtrace (crc 408ccc66): __kvmalloc_node_noprof+0x730/0x920 handle_generic_event+0xec/0x1a0 [ksmbd] genl_family_rcv_msg_doit+0xe0/0x130 genl_rcv_msg+0x181/0x290 netlink_rcv_skb+0x4f/0x100 genl_rcv+0x28/0x40 netlink_unicast+0x1e6/0x2c0 netlink_sendmsg+0x20a/0x450 ____sys_sendmsg+0x2e8/0x310 ___sys_sendmsg+0x78/0xc0 __sys_sendmsg+0x63/0xc0 do_syscall_64+0xa1/0x670 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e

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