In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

cifs: Fix memory and information leak in smb3_reconfigure()

In smb3_reconfigure(), if smb3_sync_session_ctx_passwords() fails, the
function returns immediately without freeing and erasing the newly
allocated new_password and new_password2. This causes both a memory leak
and a potential information leak.

Fix this by calling kfree_sensitive() on both password buffers before
returning in this error case.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00025.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
Linux Linux unaffected
Version Status Constraints
880a661e67648a3ffe85405e8de5f50650a3c0b2 affected < bc390b2737205163e48cc1655f6a0c8cd55b02fc
0e4145774c016530bf99afb3675a1a0593c35642 affected < 5679cc90bb5415801fa29041da0319d9e15d295d
0f0e357902957fba28ed31bde0d6921c6bd1485d affected < bb82aaee16907dc4d0b9b0ca7953ceb3edc328c6
0f0e357902957fba28ed31bde0d6921c6bd1485d affected < cb6d5aa9c0f10074f1ad056c3e2278ad2cc7ec8d
674ba43944dab8e8f87434e25d9d10c5152584bc affected —
Linux Linux affected
Version Status Constraints
6.13 affected —
0 unaffected < 6.13
6.6.120 unaffected ≤ 6.6.*
6.12.64 unaffected ≤ 6.12.*
6.18.3 unaffected ≤ 6.18.*
6.19 unaffected ≤ *

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Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6126-1 linux security update
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5679cc90bb5415801fa29041da0319d9e15d295d cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb82aaee16907dc4d0b9b0ca7953ceb3edc328c6 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc390b2737205163e48cc1655f6a0c8cd55b02fc cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb6d5aa9c0f10074f1ad056c3e2278ad2cc7ec8d cve-icon cve-icon
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026012328-CVE-2025-71151-1a45@gregkh/T cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-71151 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-71151 cve-icon
History

Sat, 24 Jan 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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 cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Low

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cifs: Fix memory and information leak in smb3_reconfigure() In smb3_reconfigure(), if smb3_sync_session_ctx_passwords() fails, the function returns immediately without freeing and erasing the newly allocated new_password and new_password2. This causes both a memory leak and a potential information leak. Fix this by calling kfree_sensitive() on both password buffers before returning in this error case.
Title cifs: Fix memory and information leak in smb3_reconfigure()
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-02-09T08:35:48.376Z

Reserved: 2026-01-13T15:30:19.662Z

Link: CVE-2025-71151

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-01-23T15:16:05.917

Modified: 2026-01-26T15:03:51.687

Link: CVE-2025-71151

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2026-01-23T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2025-71151 - Bugzilla

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