The vulnerability of the cifs_crypto_secmech_release() function in the fs/smb/client/cifsencrypt.c module of the Linux kernel allows a hacker to cause a service failure.

The vulnerability of the cifscryptosecmechrelease function in the fs/smb/client/cifsencrypt.c module of the Linux kernel is related to the reutilization of previously released memory. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause a service failure...