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Linux Kernel Memory Leak in SMB Client Patched — Are Your Servers Affected?

A memory leak lurking in the Linux kernel’s SMB/CIFS client could slowly starve your servers of memory if they mount Windows shares using multiuser credentials — but a fix is here. Tracked as...

SESecurity Desk·27w ago
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CVE-2025-40268 Linux SMB memory leak threatens Windows share connections

A critical memory leak vulnerability in the Linux kernel's CIFS/SMB client implementation has been identified and patched, posing significant security implications for mixed Windows-Linux...

Security Desk·31w ago ·5 min
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Microsoft Flags Azure Linux for SMB Kernel Flaw — Is Your WSL or Cloud VM at Risk?

Microsoft has publicly attested that its Azure Linux distribution is potentially affected by a newly disclosed kernel bug that can crash systems when using SMB file shares. The advisory, published...

Security Desk·31w ago ·5 min
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SMB Signing Defaults, AES-256 Encryption Arrive as Microsoft Retires CIFS

Microsoft has flipped the switch on mandatory SMB signing for all outbound connections, a quiet but decisive blow against the 30-year-old CIFS dialect that still haunts enterprise networks. Windows...

Security Desk·45w ago ·5 min
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Broken Samba, Fixed Vulnerability: Inside Microsoft’s July 2025 Netlogon RPC Hardening

A quiet but critical security hardening in Microsoft’s July 2025 cumulative updates for Windows Server has broken Samba and other third-party file services, while simultaneously closing a dangerous...

SE Security Desk·48w ago