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Linux Linux — ksmbd: fix refcount leak causing resource not released
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
L L L N U N N H 5.5 .0028 20.5 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Linux 0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf – —
Linux 5.15 – 6.6.103
TIMELINE
Apr 16 Reserved by Linux
Sep 5 Published (CNA: Linux)
Jul 30 RESCORED — CVE-2025-39720 (Linux). CVSS 7.5 → 5.5 (NVD).
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ksmbd: fix refcount leak causing resource not released
When ksmbd_conn_releasing(opinfo->conn) returns true,the refcount was not
decremented properly, causing a refcount leak that prevents the count from
reaching zero and the memory from being released.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| April 16, 2025 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| September 5, 2025 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| July 30, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2025-39720 (Linux). CVSS 7.5 → 5.5 (NVD). |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 2 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| Linux | Linux | — | 0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf | — |
| Linux | Linux | — | 5.15 | 6.6.103 |
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