CVE-2026-90163

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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.

Severity

Not scored

CVSS score

Not available

Vulnerability status

Received

Source identifier

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Published

2026-09-17 17:17:09.637000

Last modified

2026-10-19 09:19:06.323000

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{
  "id": "CVE-2026-90163",
  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "published": "2026-09-17T17:17:09.637",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-19T09:19:06.323",
  "vulnStatus": "Received",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nsmb/server: call ksmbd_proc_cleanup() on module init failure\n\nWhen a later initializer fails, the unwind chain releases resources\ncreated after procfs and then jumps directly to class_unregister().\nReturning an error from module_init() leaves the proc tree and its\nper-CPU counters allocated."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "Linux",
          "product": "Linux",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "programFiles": [
            "fs/smb/server/server.c"
          ],
          "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "b38f99c1217ae04753340f0fdcd8f35bf56841dc",
              "lessThan": "7d2cd9269b570347e6e2dd24d4b3c1da868bc91d",
              "versionType": "git",
              "status": "affected"
            },
            {
              "version": "b38f99c1217ae04753340f0fdcd8f35bf56841dc",
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            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "vendor": "Linux",
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          "programFiles": [
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          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "7.0",
              "status": "affected"
            },
            {
              "version": "0",
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              "versionType": "semver",
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            },
            {
              "version": "7.2.6",
              "lessThanOrEqual": "7.2.*",
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              "status": "unaffected"
            },
            {
              "version": "7.3",
              "lessThanOrEqual": "*",
              "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix",
              "status": "unaffected"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "metrics": {},
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d2cd9269b570347e6e2dd24d4b3c1da868bc91d",
      "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f43cbe3b58ce989ce420c3bc875d48e7754c8aba",
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    }
  ]
}