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.
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Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:30:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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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. | |
| Title | smb/server: call ksmbd_proc_cleanup() on module init failure | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-17T16:06:53.809Z
Reserved: 2026-09-11T19:38:34.790Z
Link: CVE-2026-90163
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-17T17:17:09.637
Modified: 2026-09-17T17:17:09.637
Link: CVE-2026-90163
Redhat
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