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Linux Linux — ksmbd: fix use-after-free in ksmbd_tree_connect_put under concurrency
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
L L L N U H H H 7.8 .0042 34.8 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Linux dd45db4d9bbc8f122a9b4db5ce94ae29fcf03d3c – —
Linux 6.6 – 5.15.199
TIMELINE
Dec 24 Reserved by Linux
Jan 13 Published (CNA: Linux)
Jul 30 RESCORED — CVE-2025-68817 (Linux). CVSS 9.8 → 7.8 (NVD).
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ksmbd: fix use-after-free in ksmbd_tree_connect_put under concurrency
Under high concurrency, A tree-connection object (tcon) is freed on
a disconnect path while another path still holds a reference and later
executes *_put()/write on it.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| December 24, 2025 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| January 13, 2026 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| July 30, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2025-68817 (Linux). CVSS 9.8 → 7.8 (NVD). |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 2 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| Linux | Linux | — | dd45db4d9bbc8f122a9b4db5ce94ae29fcf03d3c | — |
| Linux | Linux | — | 6.6 | 5.15.199 |
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