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

smb: client: fix incomplete backport in cfids_invalidation_worker()

The previous commit bdb596ceb4b7 ("smb: client: fix potential UAF in
smb2_close_cached_fid()") was an incomplete backport and missed one
kref_put() call in cfids_invalidation_worker() that should have been
converted to close_cached_dir().

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Wed, 17 Dec 2025 12:15:00 +0000

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

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Tue, 16 Dec 2025 14:00:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: fix incomplete backport in cfids_invalidation_worker() The previous commit bdb596ceb4b7 ("smb: client: fix potential UAF in smb2_close_cached_fid()") was an incomplete backport and missed one kref_put() call in cfids_invalidation_worker() that should have been converted to close_cached_dir().
Title smb: client: fix incomplete backport in cfids_invalidation_worker()
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-12-16T13:57:19.268Z

Reserved: 2025-12-16T13:41:40.257Z

Link: CVE-2025-68226

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Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-12-16T14:15:56.040

Modified: 2025-12-18T15:08:06.237

Link: CVE-2025-68226

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2025-12-16T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2025-68226 - Bugzilla

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