CVE-2025-68295
- Published: 2025-12-16T16:16:08.423
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
smb: client: fix memory leak in cifs_construct_tcon()
When having a multiuser mount with domain= specified and using
cifscreds, cifs_set_cifscreds() will end up setting @ctx->domainname,
so it needs to be freed before leaving cifs_construct_tcon().
This fixes the following memory leak reported by kmemleak:
mount.cifs //srv/share /mnt -o domain=ZELDA,multiuser,…
su – testuser
cifscreds add -d ZELDA -u testuser
…
ls /mnt/1
…
umount /mnt
echo scan > /sys/kernel/debug/kmemleak
cat /sys/kernel/debug/kmemleak
unreferenced object 0xffff8881203c3f08 (size 8):
comm “ls”, pid 5060, jiffies 4307222943
hex dump (first 8 bytes):
5a 45 4c 44 41 00 cc cc ZELDA…
backtrace (crc d109a8cf):
__kmalloc_node_track_caller_noprof+0x572/0x710
kstrdup+0x3a/0x70
cifs_sb_tlink+0x1209/0x1770 [cifs]
cifs_get_fattr+0xe1/0xf50 [cifs]
cifs_get_inode_info+0xb5/0x240 [cifs]
cifs_revalidate_dentry_attr+0x2d1/0x470 [cifs]
cifs_getattr+0x28e/0x450 [cifs]
vfs_getattr_nosec+0x126/0x180
vfs_statx+0xf6/0x220
do_statx+0xab/0x110
__x64_sys_statx+0xd5/0x130
do_syscall_64+0xbb/0x380
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
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How to fix CVE-2025-68295
Description: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: fix memory leak in cifs_construct_tcon() When having a multiuser mount with domain= specified and using cifscreds, cifs_set_cifscreds() will end up setting @ctx->domainname, so it needs to be freed before leaving cifs_construct_tcon(). This fixes the following memory leak reported by kmemleak: mount.cifs //srv/share /mnt […]
Exploit Difficulty: HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public exploits: Rare or not public
How to Fix:
- Check if you're running the affected product
- Update to the latest patched version
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access
- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)
- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations
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