CVE-2025-71220: Linux Kernel

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb/server: call ksmbd_session_rpc_close() on error path in create_smb2_pipe() When ksmbd_iov_pin_rsp() fails, we should call ksmbd_session_rpc_close().

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: from 5.15.145, before 5.15.200 (fixed in 5.15.200); from 6.1.71, before 6.1.163 (fixed in 6.1.163); from 6.6, before 6.6.124 (fixed in 6.6.124); from 6.7, before 6.12.70 (fixed in 6.12.70); from 6.13, before 6.18.10 (fixed in 6.18.10); version 6.19 only

Published 2026-02-14. Last modified 2026-06-17.