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CVE-2026-74494

kernel: ksmbd: reject repeated SMB2 NEGOTIATE requests

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · August 15, 2026

Updated · August 17, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in ksmbd, a kernel module for SMB3 protocol support. An unauthenticated client can send multiple SMB2 NEGOTIATE requests on a single connection before a session is established. This leads to a memory leak, as previous allocations are not properly freed. Repeated exploitation of this flaw could exhaust system memory, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-772 · Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime