cifs: Fix lost destroy smbd connection when MR allocate failed
Priority LOW 22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 5 fixed, 2 without a fix
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cifs: Fix lost destroy smbd connection when MR allocate failed If the MR allocate failed, the smb direct connection info is NULL, then smbd_destroy() will directly return, then the connection info will be leaked. Let's set the smb direct connection info to the server before call smbd_destroy().
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00205 10th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 4.19.276, 5.4.235, 5.10.173 +4Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 5 fixed, 2 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 4.19.276, 5.4.235, 5.10.173, 5.15.99, 6.1.16, 6.2.3, 6.3
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2024:2394 Released 2024-04-30 · Red Hat rating Importantkernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) kernel-64k-debug-devel-5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4, kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4, kernel-64k-devel-5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 +11
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) bpftool-7.3.0-427.13.1.el9_4, kernel-5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4, kernel-64k-5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 +29
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 9) kernel-tools-libs-devel-5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4, libperf-5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV (v. 9) kernel-rt-5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 +11
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux RT (v. 9) kernel-rt-5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 +9
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:2394 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:2394 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:2394 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:2394 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux RT (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:2394 |
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-54260
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-53m3-7xgw-52vj
References
Other 7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d303e25887127364a6765eaf7ac68aa2bac518a9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/324c0c34fff1affd436e509325cb46739209704e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/caac205e0d5b44c4c23a10c6c0976d50ebe16ac2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46cd6c639cddba2bd2d810ceb16bb20374ad75b0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c51ae01104b318bf15f3c5097faba5c72addba7a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04b7e13b8a13264282f874db5378fc3d3253cfac
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9d3401d95d62a9531082cd2453ed42f2740e3fd
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Sources
- CVE-2023-54260 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-54260 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-53m3-7xgw-52vj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-54260 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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