{"id":"CVE-2026-90163","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nsmb/server: call ksmbd_proc_cleanup() on module init failure\n\nWhen a later initializer fails, the unwind chain releases resources\ncreated after procfs and then jumps di…","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nsmb/server: call ksmbd_proc_cleanup() on module init failure\n\nWhen a later initializer fails, the unwind chain releases resources\ncreated after procfs and then jumps di…","severity":"none","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= b38f99c1217ae04753340f0fdcd8f35bf56841dc < 7d2cd9269b570347e6e2dd24d4b3c1da868bc91d","Linux >= b38f99c1217ae04753340f0fdcd8f35bf56841dc < f43cbe3b58ce989ce420c3bc875d48e7754c8aba","Linux 7.0"],"published":"2026-09-17","updated":"2026-09-17","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-17T17:17:09.637","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-90163","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d2cd9269b570347e6e2dd24d4b3c1da868bc91d","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f43cbe3b58ce989ce420c3bc875d48e7754c8aba","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"ingestedAt":"2026-09-17T16:21:47.872Z","epss":0.00189,"epssPercentile":0.08792,"slug":"CVE-2026-90163","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nsmb/server: call ksmbd_proc_cleanup() on module init failure\n\nWhen a later initializer fails, the unwind chain releases resources\ncreated after procfs and then jumps directly to class_unregister().\nReturning an error from module_init() leaves the proc tree and its\nper-CPU counters allocated.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":3,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":2.8,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}