{"cve":"CVE-2026-23205","nvd":{"published":"2026-02-14T17:15:58.403","modified":"2026-06-17T10:21:05.803","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nsmb/client: fix memory leak in smb2_open_file()\n\nReproducer:\n\n  1. server: directories are exported read-only\n  2. client: mount -t cifs //${server_ip}/export /mnt\n  3. client: dd if=/dev/zero of=/mnt/file bs=512 count=1000 oflag=direct\n  4. client: umount /mnt\n  5. client: sleep 1\n  6. client: modprobe -r cifs\n\nThe error message is as follows:\n\n  =============================================================================\n  BUG cifs_small_rq (Not tainted): Objects remaining on __kmem_cache_shutdown()\n  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n  Object 0x00000000d47521be @offset=14336\n  ...\n  WARNING: mm/slub.c:1251 at __kmem_cache_shutdown+0x34e/0x440, CPU#0: modprobe/1577\n  ...\n  Call Trace:\n   <TASK>\n   kmem_cache_destroy+0x94/0x190\n   cifs_destroy_request_bufs+0x3e/0x50 [cifs]\n   cleanup_module+0x4e/0x540 [cifs]\n   __se_sys_delete_module+0x278/0x400\n   __x64_sys_delete_module+0x5f/0x70\n   x64_sys_call+0x2299/0x2ff0\n   do_syscall_64+0x89/0x350\n   entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e\n  ...\n  kmem_cache_destroy cifs_small_rq: Slab cache still has objects when called from cifs_destroy_request_bufs+0x3e/0x50 [cifs]\n  WARNING: mm/slab_common.c:532 at kmem_cache_destroy+0x16b/0x190, CPU#0: modprobe/1577","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-401"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a6d6b332f92990958602c1e35ce0173e2dd62e9","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/743f70406264348c0830f38409eb6c40a42fb2db","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ee608a64e37cea5b4b13e436c559dd0fb2ad1b5","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b64e3b5d8d759dd4333992e4ba4dadf9359952c8","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3a43633023e3cacaca60d4b8972d084a2b06236"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:23:35.260773158+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-23205","score":0.00133,"percentile":0.02825,"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."]}