{"cve":"CVE-2025-71151","nvd":{"published":"2026-01-23T15:16:05.917","modified":"2026-06-17T10:03:45.983","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ncifs: Fix memory and information leak in smb3_reconfigure()\n\nIn smb3_reconfigure(), if smb3_sync_session_ctx_passwords() fails, the\nfunction returns immediately without freeing and erasing the newly\nallocated new_password and new_password2. This causes both a memory leak\nand a potential information leak.\n\nFix this by calling kfree_sensitive() on both password buffers before\nreturning in this error case.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-401"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5679cc90bb5415801fa29041da0319d9e15d295d","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb82aaee16907dc4d0b9b0ca7953ceb3edc328c6","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc390b2737205163e48cc1655f6a0c8cd55b02fc","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb6d5aa9c0f10074f1ad056c3e2278ad2cc7ec8d"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:21:16.563232421+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2025-71151","score":0.00137,"percentile":0.03074,"date":"2026-11-01"},"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."]}