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AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV L L L N U N N H 5.5 .0014 3.2 —
AFFECTED Product Versions Fixed Linux e2b76ab8b5c9327ab2dae6da05d0752eb2f4771d – — Linux 6.6 – 7.2.6
TIMELINE Sep 25 Reserved by Linux Sep 25 Published (CNA: Linux) Oct 2 ENRICHED — CVE-2026-98162 (Linux). Received CVSS 5.5 and CPE data from NVD.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb/server: fix tree connection leak in smb2_tree_connect() See the procedure below: smb2_tree_connect ksmbd_tree_conn_connect xa_store(&sess->tree_conns, tree_conn->id, tree_conn) ksmbd_counter_inc(KSMBD_COUNTER_TREE_CONNS) ksmbd_share_tree_conn_inc(sc) ksmbd_iov_pin_rsp // fail status.ret = KSMBD_TREE_CONN_STATUS_NOMEM // do not disconnect tree_conn Disconnect the new tree connection if ksmbd_iov_pin_rsp() fails.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| September 25, 2026 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| September 25, 2026 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| October 2, 2026 | ENRICHED | ENRICHED — CVE-2026-98162 (Linux). Received CVSS 5.5 and CPE data from NVD. |
Authoritative record: CVE-2026-98162 at cve.org
Vendors: linux
Weaknesses: CWE-401
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