{"cve":"CVE-2023-54076","nvd":{"published":"2025-12-24T13:16:09.447","modified":"2026-08-04T10:19:27.750","status":"Deferred","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nsmb: client: fix missed ses refcounting\n\nUse new cifs_smb_ses_inc_refcount() helper to get an active reference\nof @ses and @ses->dfs_root_ses (if set).  This will prevent\n@ses->dfs_root_ses of being put in the next call to cifs_put_smb_ses()\nand thus potentially causing an use-after-free bug.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":9.8},"cwes":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf99f6be2d20146942bce6f9e90a0ceef12cbc1e","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb382196e6f6e05cfafdab797840e5a96c6e7bf0"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:18:08.089039631+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2023-54076","score":0.00455,"percentile":0.39479,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}