CVE-2026-23228

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Summary

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().

EPSS Score⁠: 0.00118 (0.020)

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

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CWE-401⁠

Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

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