CVE-2025-71153: Linux Kernel

Medium severity, CVSS 5.5. EPSS: 0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: Fix memory leak in get_file_all_info() In get_file_all_info(), if vfs_getattr() fails, the function returns immediately without freeing the allocated filename, leading to a memory leak. Fix this by freeing the filename before returning in this error case.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: from 6.6.24, before 6.6.120 (fixed in 6.6.120); from 6.7.12, before 6.8 (fixed in 6.8); from 6.8.3, before 6.12.64 (fixed in 6.12.64); from 6.13, before 6.18.4 (fixed in 6.18.4); version 6.19 only

Published 2026-01-23. Last modified 2026-06-17.