# CVE-2026-64383: smb: client: fix double-free in SMB2\_flush() replay

- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.6.145, 6.12.96, 6.18.39, 7.1.4
- Published: 2026-07-25 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 433042a91f9373241307725b52de573933ffedbf, fixed in 6e27f40b682a5e42a2daae3ce6d96f0e0e16dedb; from 4f1fffa2376922f3d1d506e49c0fd445b023a28e, fixed in 878757163eea684750107a31ea134c103863515d; from 4f1fffa2376922f3d1d506e49c0fd445b023a28e, fixed in 3407240cde132a4b72d6429a2625a09a2f78adaf; from 4f1fffa2376922f3d1d506e49c0fd445b023a28e, fixed in 013a9a3da46c5dabcf18f65ea6a47874ba12a15d; from 4f1fffa2376922f3d1d506e49c0fd445b023a28e, fixed in 4be31c943a3a27a5a0251dbb8f5cb89059ec3d5a; from 6.6.32, fixed in 6.6.145
- Linux: 6.8
- Kernel (Linux): fixed in 6.6.145; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.96; from 6.8.0, fixed in 6.18.39; from 6.13.0, fixed in 7.1.4

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: fix double-free in SMB2_flush() replay SMB2_flush() keeps its response buffer bookkeeping across replay attempts. If a replayable flush response is received and the retry then fails before cifs_send_recv() stores a replacement response, flush_exit will free the stale response pointer a second time. Reinitialize resp_buftype and rsp_iov at the top of the replay loop so cleanup only acts on response state produced by the current attempt. This fixes a double-free without changing replay handling for successful requests.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.6.145, 6.12.96, 6.18.39, 7.1.4) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e27f40b682a5e42a2daae3ce6d96f0e0e16dedb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/878757163eea684750107a31ea134c103863515d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3407240cde132a4b72d6429a2625a09a2f78adaf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/013a9a3da46c5dabcf18f65ea6a47874ba12a15d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4be31c943a3a27a5a0251dbb8f5cb89059ec3d5a

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