CVE-2025-71223 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

smb/server: fix refcount leak in smb2_open()

When ksmbd_vfs_getattr() fails, the reference count of ksmbd_file
must be released.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

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Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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References

Link	Providers
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2456fde2b137703328f1695f60c68fe488d17e36
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/39ca11ff158c98fb092176f06047628c54bcf7a1
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4665e52bde3b1f8f442895ce7d88fa62a43e48c4
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f416c556997aa56ec4384c6b6efd6a0e6ac70aa7

History

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 16:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb/server: fix refcount leak in smb2_open() When ksmbd_vfs_getattr() fails, the reference count of ksmbd_file must be released.
Title		smb/server: fix refcount leak in smb2_open()
First Time appeared		Linux Linux linux Kernel
CPEs		cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
Vendors & Products		Linux Linux linux Kernel
References		https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2456fde2b137703328f1695f60c68fe488d17e36 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/39ca11ff158c98fb092176f06047628c54bcf7a1 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4665e52bde3b1f8f442895ce7d88fa62a43e48c4 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f416c556997aa56ec4384c6b6efd6a0e6ac70aa7

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published: 2026-02-14T16:27:06.060Z

Updated: 2026-02-14T16:27:06.060Z

Reserved: 2026-02-14T16:26:02.969Z

Link: CVE-2025-71223

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-02-14T17:15:54.670

Modified: 2026-02-14T17:15:54.670

Link: CVE-2025-71223

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Weaknesses

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