CVE-2026-43376
ksmbd: fix use-after-free by using call_rcu() for oplock_info
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 9.8 Critical
- Published
- May 8, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2026
- Reserved
- May 1, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ksmbd: fix use-after-free by using call_rcu() for oplock_info
ksmbd currently frees oplock_info immediately using kfree(), even though it is accessed under RCU read-side critical sections in places like opinfo_get() and proc_show_files().
Since there is no RCU grace period delay between nullifying the pointer and freeing the memory, a reader can still access oplock_info structure after it has been freed. This can leads to a use-after-free especially in opinfo_get() where atomic_inc_not_zero() is called on already freed memory.
Fix this by switching to deferred freeing using call_rcu().
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 9.8 Critical | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | Linux |
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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LinuxLinux |
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LinuxLinux |
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References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/302fef75512b2c8329a3f5efab1ae7ba2562387a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/08aa9f3c8cf4d0bee44df540dfe34e8d64069f2c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d6abf145615dbfe267ce3b0a271f95e3780e18e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce8507ee82c888126d8e7565e27c016308d24cde
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1dfd062caa165ec9d7ee0823087930f3ab8a6294
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