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CVE-2026-90163

smb/server: call ksmbd_proc_cleanup() on module init failure

N/A

Published: September 17, 2026 at 04:06 PM UTC

Updated: October 19, 2026 at 09:19 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity

N/A

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb/server: call ksmbd_proc_cleanup() on module init failure When a later initializer fails, the unwind chain releases resources created after procfs and then jumps directly to class_unregister(). Returning an error from module_init() leaves the proc tree and its per-CPU counters allocated.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Linux Kernel · Linux

90%

7.0b38f99c1217ae04753340f0fdcd8f35bf56841dc

Vendor states this is fixed in 7d2cd9269b570347e6e2dd24d4b3c1da868bc91d (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in f43cbe3b58ce989ce420c3bc875d48e7754c8aba (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 7.0 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 7.2.6 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 7.3 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 7.3-rc1 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (2)

Source: cverecord

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d2cd9269b570347e6e2dd24d4b3c1da868bc91d

Source: cverecord

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f43cbe3b58ce989ce420c3bc875d48e7754c8aba

Quick Info

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