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CVE-2025-39720MEDIUM
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).
CNA: Linux · CVSS v3.1 · 4 references · NVD status: Modified

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
DateEventDetail
April 16, 2025ReservedReserved by Linux
September 5, 2025PublishedPublished (CNA: Linux)
July 30, 2026RESCOREDRESCORED — CVE-2025-39720 (Linux). CVSS 7.5 → 5.5 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 2 rows
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
LinuxLinux0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf
LinuxLinux5.156.6.103

References (4)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2025-39720 at cve.org

Vendors: linux

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