In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
cifs: prevent use-after-free by freeing the cfile later
In smb2_compound_op we have a possible use-after-free
which can cause hard to debug problems later on.
This was revealed during stress testing with KASAN enabled
kernel. Fixing it by moving the cfile free call to
a few lines below, after the usage.
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Thu, 18 Sep 2025 13:45:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cifs: prevent use-after-free by freeing the cfile later In smb2_compound_op we have a possible use-after-free which can cause hard to debug problems later on. This was revealed during stress testing with KASAN enabled kernel. Fixing it by moving the cfile free call to a few lines below, after the usage. | |
| Title | cifs: prevent use-after-free by freeing the cfile later | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published: 2025-09-18T13:33:23.162Z
Updated: 2025-09-18T13:33:23.162Z
Reserved: 2025-09-17T14:54:09.735Z
Link: CVE-2023-53377
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