# CVE-2025-68817: ksmbd: fix use-after-free in ksmbd\_tree\_connect\_put under concurrency

- 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
- Fixed in: 5.15.199, 6.1.160
- Published: 2026-01-13 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: from 5.15.145, fixed in 5.15.199; from 6.1.71, fixed in 6.1.160
- Linux: 6.6

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: fix use-after-free in ksmbd_tree_connect_put under concurrency Under high concurrency, A tree-connection object (tcon) is freed on a disconnect path while another path still holds a reference and later executes *_put()/write on it.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.15.199, 6.1.160) per the references below.
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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/446beed646b2e426dd53d27358365f8678e1dd01
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d092de8a26c952379ded8e6b0bda31d89befac1a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d64977495e44855f2b28d8ce56107c963a7a50e4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21a3d01fc6db5129f81edb0ab7cb94fd758bcbea
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/063cbbc6f595ea36ad146e1b7d2af820894beb21
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b39a1833cc4a2755b02603eec3a71a85e9dff926

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