Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2025-71204

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb/server: fix refcount leak in parse_durable_handle_context() When the command is a replay operation and -ENOEXEC is returned, the refcount of ksmbd_file must be released.

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (19.5th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 20th percentile — 19.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-71204: held from 0.003 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000

Affected products

  • Linux — versions 6.18.10, 8df4bcdb0a4232192b2445256c39b787d58ef14d, 6.9
  • Linux Kernel — versions 6.19

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-71204?
CVE-2025-71204 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-02-14.
How severe is CVE-2025-71204?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.