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().

INFO

Published Date :

2026-02-18T14:53:31.882Z

Last Modified :

2026-02-23T03:16:39.427Z

Source :

Linux
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-23228 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Linux
  • Linux Kernel
REFERENCES

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2026-23228.

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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/599271110c35f6b16e2e4e45b9fbd47ed378c982 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6dd2645cf080a75be31fa66063c7332b291f46f0 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77ffbcac4e569566d0092d5f22627dfc0896b553 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/787769c8cc50416af7b8b1a36e6bcd6aaa7680aa cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ddd69cd1338c6197e1b6b19cec60d99c8633e4f cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/baf664fc90a6139a39a58333e4aaa390c10d45dc cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd25e0d809531a67e9dd53b19012d27d2b13425f cve-icon cve-icon
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026021807-CVE-2026-23228-647c@gregkh/T cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-23228 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-23228 cve-icon
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