{"cve":"CVE-2026-23228","nvd":{"published":"2026-02-18T16:22:32.580","modified":"2026-06-17T10:21:08.550","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nsmb: server: fix leak of active_num_conn in ksmbd_tcp_new_connection()\n\nOn kthread_run() failure in ksmbd_tcp_new_connection(), the transport is\nfreed via free_transport(), which does not decrement active_num_conn,\nleaking this counter.\n\nReplace free_transport() with ksmbd_tcp_disconnect().","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/599271110c35f6b16e2e4e45b9fbd47ed378c982","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6dd2645cf080a75be31fa66063c7332b291f46f0","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77ffbcac4e569566d0092d5f22627dfc0896b553","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/787769c8cc50416af7b8b1a36e6bcd6aaa7680aa","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ddd69cd1338c6197e1b6b19cec60d99c8633e4f"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:23:35.260773158+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-23228","score":0.00139,"percentile":0.03238,"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."]}