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The ksmbd tag covers discussions about the Linux kernel's in-kernel SMB/CIFS server implementation, focusing on security vulnerabilities and patches. Topics include multiple CVEs such as CVE-2026-23228 (resource accounting leak), CVE-2026-23220 (infinite loop DoS), CVE-2024-22705 (out-of-bounds memory access), CVE-2025-21945 (use-after-free), CVE-2025-38575, CVE-2025-22043, CVE-2025-37776, and CVE-2025-37956. Threads detail the technical nature of each flaw, the upstream fixes, and the impact on system stability and security. Additionally, content addresses Microsoft's MSRC attestation regarding Azure Linux's inclusion of ksmbd and the need for defenders to audit other Microsoft artifacts like WSL kernels and AKS node images for potential exposure.
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    Linux ksmbd Patch Fixes Active Connection Accounting Leak (CVE-2026-23228)

    The Linux kernel received a narrowly scoped but operationally meaningful security fix this week: a resource-accounting leak in the in‑kernel SMB server (ksmbd) was corrected to ensure the per‑transport connection counter active_num_conn is decremented on connection setup failures, closing...
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    CVE-2026-23220: Linux ksmbd Fix for Infinite Loop DoS in SMB Server

    A subtle pointer-reset bug in the Linux kernel's in‑kernel SMB server, ksmbd, has been assigned CVE‑2026‑23220 and fixed upstream; left unpatched the defect can cause the server to loop indefinitely while repeatedly reprocessing the same failed request, flooding logs and driving CPU usage to...
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    Linux ksmbd SMB vulnerability CVE-2024-22705 fixed in kernel 6.6.10

    A subtle parse-time error in the Linux in‑kernel SMB server (ksmbd) can let a malformed SMB2 Create request provoke an out‑of‑bounds memory access in kernel space — a defect tracked as CVE‑2024‑22705 that was fixed upstream in the 6.6.10 stable release and that carries real, immediate...
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    CVE-2025-21945: Linux ksmbd Use After Free Threat to Kernel Availability

    A recently disclosed Linux-kernel vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-21945, fixes a subtle but consequential use‑after‑free in the in‑kernel SMB server (ksmbd) — the bug can reliably produce kernel instability and therefore presents a high availability risk for any system whose kernel includes...
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    Azure Linux ksmbd CVE-2025 38575: What MSRC Attestation Means

    Microsoft’s short MSRC advisory that “Azure Linux includes this open‑source library and is therefore potentially affected” is accurate as a product attestation, but it is not a categorical statement that no other Microsoft product can contain the same vulnerable ksmbd code; Azure Linux is the...
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    CVE-2025-22043: Azure Linux ksmbd risk and cross product exposure

    Microsoft’s short MSRC attestation that “Azure Linux includes this open‑source library and is therefore potentially affected” is accurate for CVE‑2025‑22043, but it is a product‑scoped inventory statement — not proof that other Microsoft products cannot carry the same ksmbd code; defenders...
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    CVE-2025-37776: ksmbd Use-After-Free Fix and Azure Linux Attestation

    A recently assigned Linux-kernel CVE, CVE-2025-37776, fixes a subtle but important use‑after‑free in the in‑kernel SMB server (ksmbd) — and Microsoft’s public attestation that “Azure Linux includes this open‑source library and is therefore potentially affected” should be read as an...
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    CVE-2025-37956 ksmbd: Patch Linux SMB Server and Audit Microsoft Artifacts

    A small, defensive change in the Linux kernel’s in‑kernel SMB server, ksmbd, has been tracked as CVE‑2025‑37956 and fixed upstream — but Microsoft’s public wording that “Azure Linux includes this open‑source library and is therefore potentially affected” is a product‑scoped attestation, not...
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    Linux Kernel Patch CVE-2024-26811 fixes ksmbd IPC payload validation

    The Linux kernel received a defensive patch in April 2024 closing a dangerous input‑validation gap in the in‑kernel SMB server (ksmbd) that let a malicious userspace component return malformed IPC replies, potentially causing kernel memory corruption and service‑stopping crashes. Background /...
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    Azure Linux ksmbd Attestation: Verifying Microsoft Artifacts and Patching

    Microsoft’s short advisory that “Azure Linux includes this open‑source library and is therefore potentially affected” is accurate as a product‑level attestation — but it is not a technical guarantee that no other Microsoft product can include the same vulnerable ksmbd code; customers must treat...
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    Kernel patch fixes ksmbd race CVE-2025-68263 to prevent kernel UAF

    A new Linux-kernel patch closes a narrow but dangerous race in the in‑kernel SMB server (ksmbd) that could lead to a kernel use‑after‑free (UAF) in ipc_msg_send_request. The upstream fix changes how ksmbd validates and frees generic‑netlink reply buffers by taking the global ipc_msg_table_lock...
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    CVE-2025-40286: Linux SMB ksmbd memory leak fix and patch guidance

    A subtle kernel memory-management bug in the Linux SMB server code — tracked as CVE-2025-40286 — has been fixed upstream after maintainers closed a code path that could leak kernel memory when a read operation fails; administrators running Linux systems that act as SMB clients or servers should...
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    Linux Kernel Fix: ksmbd Session Refcount Leak (CVE-2025-40285)

    A small but important kernel fix landed this week to close CVE‑2025‑40285 — a reference‑counting bug in the Linux kernel’s in‑kernel SMB server that could leak a ksmbd session object when a session reconnects. The patch adds a missing ksmbd_user_session_put in smb2_sess_setup, closing a race /...
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