[PATCH] ksmbd: fix leak of transform buffer on encrypt_resp() failure

From: Qianchang Zhao

Date: Tue Nov 04 2025 - 05:04:02 EST


When encrypt_resp() fails at the send path, we only set
STATUS_DATA_ERROR but leave the transform buffer allocated (work->tr_buf
in this tree). Repeating this path leaks kernel memory and can lead to
OOM (DoS) when encryption is required.

Reproduced on: Linux v6.18-rc2 (self-built test kernel)

Fix by freeing the transform buffer and forcing plaintext error reply.

Reported-by: Qianchang Zhao <pioooooooooip@xxxxxxxxx>
Reported-by: Zhitong Liu <liuzhitong1993@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Qianchang Zhao <pioooooooooip@xxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/smb/server/server.c | 10 +++++-----
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/smb/server/server.c b/fs/smb/server/server.c
index 7b01c7589..15dd13e76 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/server.c
+++ b/fs/smb/server/server.c
@@ -246,11 +246,11 @@ static void __handle_ksmbd_work(struct ksmbd_work *work,
rc = conn->ops->encrypt_resp(work);
if (rc < 0) {
conn->ops->set_rsp_status(work, STATUS_DATA_ERROR);
- work->encrypted = false;
- if (work->tr_buf) {
- kvfree(work->tr_buf);
- work->tr_buf = NULL;
- }
+ work->encrypted = false;
+ if (work->tr_buf) {
+ kvfree(work->tr_buf);
+ work->tr_buf = NULL;
+ }
}
}
if (work->sess)
--
2.34.1