# CVE-2023-53751: cifs: fix potential use-after-free bugs in TCP\_Server\_Info::hostname

- 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
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-12-08 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.0

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cifs: fix potential use-after-free bugs in TCP_Server_Info::hostname TCP_Server_Info::hostname may be updated once or many times during reconnect, so protect its access outside reconnect path as well and then prevent any potential use-after-free bugs.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64d62ac6d6514cba1305bd08e271ec1843bdd612
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c511954bf142fe1995aec3c739a9f1a76990283a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b08c4c499200be67d54c439d56e5ea866869945
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90c49fce1c43e1cc152695e20363ff5087897c09

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