CVE-2023-53061

Medium

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: fix possible refcount leak in smb2_open() Reference count of acls will leak when memory allocation fails. Fix this by adding the missing posix_acl_release().

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedMay 2, 2025
First seenMay 2, 2025

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel5.15.105, 6.1.22, 6.2.9 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernel5.15 ≤ v < 5.15.105, 5.16 ≤ v < 6.1.22, 6.2 ≤ v < 6.2.9, 6.35.15.105, 6.1.22, 6.2.9

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