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CVE-2026-23205

VendorlinuxProductlinux kernelDiscoveredFeb 14, 2026UpdatedMar 18, 2026

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb/client: fix memory leak in smb2_open_file() Reproducer: 1. server: directories are exported read-only 2. client: mount -t cifs //${server_ip}/export /mnt 3. client: dd if=/dev/zero of=/mnt/file bs=512 count=1000 oflag=direct 4. client: umount /mnt 5. client: sleep 1 6. client: modprobe -r cifs The error message is as follows: ============================================================================= BUG cifs_small_rq (Not tainted): Objects remaining on __kmem_cache_shutdown() ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Object 0x00000000d47521be @offset=14336 ... WARNING: mm/slub.c:1251 at __kmem_cache_shutdown+0x34e/0x440, CPU#0: modprobe/1577 ... Call Trace:…

CVSS v3.1
5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS
0.13%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
6
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
EPSS Trend
Aug 16, 2026 → Oct 22, 2026
▲ 0.02pp
0.11% → 0.13% over 4 tracked changes
CVSS v3.1 Detail
Attack VectorLOCAL
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredLOW
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityNONE
IntegrityNONE
AvailabilityHIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Connections
8 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Feb 14, 2026
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Mar 18, 2026
May 19, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8278-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
May 20, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8289-1: Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities
May 22, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8296-1: Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities
May 25, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8296-2: Linux kernel (NVIDIA Tegra) vulnerabilities
May 26, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8278-2: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Jul 2, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8499-1: Linux kernel (Xilinx) vulnerabilities