In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb/server: fix tree...

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  "cve_id": "CVE-2026-98162",
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  "description": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nsmb/server: fix tree connection leak in smb2_tree_connect()\n\nSee the procedure below:\n\n  smb2_tree_connect\n    ksmbd_tree_conn_connect\n      xa_store(&sess->tree_conns, tree_conn->id, tree_conn)\n      ksmbd_counter_inc(KSMBD_COUNTER_TREE_CONNS)\n      ksmbd_share_tree_conn_inc(sc)\n    ksmbd_iov_pin_rsp // fail\n    status.ret = KSMBD_TREE_CONN_STATUS_NOMEM\n    // do not disconnect tree_conn\n\nDisconnect the new tree connection if ksmbd_iov_pin_rsp() fails.",
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  "ghsa_id": "GHSA-x6qh-h8p9-5c4q",
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  "nvd_published_at": "2026-09-25T14:17:27Z",
  "published_at": "2026-09-25T15:31:49Z",
  "references": [
    "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98162",
    "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/39f2032096715daae5f6fd0f587ca7a474b019df",
    "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6c88e5e3a75f1e4a98ad4bc4037465ccd7925bc",
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  ],
  "repository_advisory_url": null,
  "severity": "unknown",
  "source_code_location": "",
  "summary": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nsmb/server: fix tree...",
  "type": "unreviewed",
  "updated_at": "2026-09-25T15:31:54Z",
  "url": "https://api.github.com/advisories/GHSA-x6qh-h8p9-5c4q",
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  "withdrawn_at": null
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