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CVE-2026-23228

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.12%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2026-02-18 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5. It affects Linux.

CVE
CVE-2026-23228
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.5
EPSS
0.12%
Linux

Original NVD 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().

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