CVE-2025-39720
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Publication date: 2025-09-05
Last updated on: 2025-11-25
Assigner: kernel.org
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.17 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.17 |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.15.160 (inc) to 5.16 (inc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.15.160 (inc) to 5.16 (inc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.15.160 (inc) to 5.16 (inc) |
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How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The impact of this vulnerability is that it causes a resource leak in the system. Because memory is not released properly, it can lead to increased memory usage over time, potentially degrading system performance or causing resource exhaustion.
Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is a refcount leak in the Linux kernel's ksmbd component. Specifically, when the function ksmbd_conn_releasing(opinfo->conn) returns true, the reference count is not decremented properly. This causes the reference count to never reach zero, preventing the associated memory from being released.