CVE-2023-53006

Critical

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cifs: Fix oops due to uncleared server->smbd_conn in reconnect In smbd_destroy(), clear the server->smbd_conn pointer after freeing the smbd_connection struct that it points to so that reconnection doesn't get confused.

SeverityCritical
CVSS9.8
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedMar 27, 2025
First seenMar 27, 2025

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel4.19.272, 5.4.231, 5.10.166, 5.15.91, 6.1.9 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernel4.16 ≤ v < 4.19.272, 4.20 ≤ v < 5.4.231, 5.5 ≤ v < 5.10.166, 5.11 ≤ v < 5.15.91, 5.16 ≤ v < 6.1.9, 6.24.19.272, 5.4.231, 5.10.166, 5.15.91, 6.1.9

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