diff --git a/fs/cifs/connect.c b/fs/cifs/connect.c
index 7e73176..c5807d3 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/connect.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/connect.c
@@ -175,6 +175,9 @@
 	}
 	server->sequence_number = 0;
 	server->session_estab = false;
+	kfree(server->session_key.response);
+	server->session_key.response = NULL;
+	server->session_key.len = 0;
 
 	spin_lock(&GlobalMid_Lock);
 	list_for_each(tmp, &server->pending_mid_q) {
@@ -1562,6 +1565,10 @@
 
 	cifs_fscache_release_client_cookie(server);
 
+	kfree(server->session_key.response);
+	server->session_key.response = NULL;
+	server->session_key.len = 0;
+
 	task = xchg(&server->tsk, NULL);
 	if (task)
 		force_sig(SIGKILL, task);
@@ -3178,10 +3185,11 @@
 	} else {
 		mutex_lock(&ses->server->srv_mutex);
 		if (!server->session_estab) {
-			memcpy(&server->session_key.data,
-				&ses->auth_key.data, ses->auth_key.len);
+			server->session_key.response = ses->auth_key.response;
 			server->session_key.len = ses->auth_key.len;
-			ses->server->session_estab = true;
+			server->sequence_number = 0x2;
+			server->session_estab = true;
+			ses->auth_key.response = NULL;
 		}
 		mutex_unlock(&server->srv_mutex);
 
@@ -3192,6 +3200,10 @@
 		spin_unlock(&GlobalMid_Lock);
 	}
 
+	kfree(ses->auth_key.response);
+	ses->auth_key.response = NULL;
+	ses->auth_key.len = 0;
+
 	return rc;
 }