Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/smb: Fix inconsistent refcnt update A possible inconsistent update of refcount was identified in `smb2_compound_op`. Such inconsistent update could lead to possible resource leaks. Why it is a possible bug: 1. In the comment section of the function, it clearly states that the reference to `cfile` should be dropped after calling this function. 2. Every control flow path would check and drop the reference to `cfile`, except the patched one. 3. Existing callers would not handle refcount update of `cfile` if -ENOMEM is returned. To fix the bug, an extra goto label "out" is added, to make sure that the cleanup logic would always be respected. As the problem is caused by the allocation failure of `vars`, the cleanup logic between label "finished" and "out" can be safely ignored. According to the definition of function `is_replayable_error`, the error code of "-ENOMEM" is not recoverable. Therefore, the replay logic also gets ignored.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
Linux Linux
Default version status: unaffected
a7d5c294628088781da9e91cbb034d61c3a71f71 to < 3fc11ff13fbc2749871d6ac2141685cf54699997affecteda7d5c294628088781da9e91cbb034d61c3a71f71 to < 4191ea1f0bb3e27d65c5dcde7bd00e709ec67141affecteda7d5c294628088781da9e91cbb034d61c3a71f71 to < 4735f5991f51468b85affb8366b7067248457a71affecteda7d5c294628088781da9e91cbb034d61c3a71f71 to < cc82c6dff548f0066a51a6e577c7454e7d26a968affecteda7d5c294628088781da9e91cbb034d61c3a71f71 to < ab529e6ca1f67bcf31f3ea80c72bffde2e9e053eaffected
Linux Linux
Default version status: affected
5.8affected0 to < 5.8unaffected6.1.150 to ≤ 6.1.*unaffected6.6.104 to ≤ 6.6.*unaffected6.12.45 to ≤ 6.12.*unaffected6.16.5 to ≤ 6.16.*unaffected6.17 to ≤ *unaffected
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3fc11ff13fbc2749871d6ac2141685cf54699997 ↗
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4191ea1f0bb3e27d65c5dcde7bd00e709ec67141 ↗
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4735f5991f51468b85affb8366b7067248457a71 ↗
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc82c6dff548f0066a51a6e577c7454e7d26a968 ↗
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab529e6ca1f67bcf31f3ea80c72bffde2e9e053e ↗
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html ↗
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-032379.html ↗