In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: Fix refcount leak for cifs_sb_tlink Fix three refcount inconsistency issues related to `cifs_sb_tlink`. Comments for `cifs_sb_tlink` state that `cifs_put_tlink()` needs to be called after successful calls to `cifs_sb_tlink()`. Three calls fail to update refcount accordingly, leading to possible resource leaks.
History

Fri, 31 Oct 2025 00:15:00 +0000

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Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Low


Thu, 30 Oct 2025 14:45:00 +0000

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Linux linux Kernel
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: Fix refcount leak for cifs_sb_tlink Fix three refcount inconsistency issues related to `cifs_sb_tlink`. Comments for `cifs_sb_tlink` state that `cifs_put_tlink()` needs to be called after successful calls to `cifs_sb_tlink()`. Three calls fail to update refcount accordingly, leading to possible resource leaks.
Title smb: client: Fix refcount leak for cifs_sb_tlink
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published: 2025-10-30T09:48:08.421Z

Updated: 2025-10-30T09:48:08.421Z

Reserved: 2025-04-16T07:20:57.164Z

Link: CVE-2025-40103

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-10-30T10:15:34.693

Modified: 2025-10-30T15:03:13.440

Link: CVE-2025-40103

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2025-10-30T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2025-40103 - Bugzilla