# CVE-2026-72492: ksmbd: fix use-after-free in same\_client\_has\_lease()

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-08-15 · Updated: 2026-08-17

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.15

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: fix use-after-free in same_client_has_lease() same_client_has_lease() returns an opinfo pointer from ci->m_op_list after dropping ci->m_lock without taking a reference. smb_grant_oplock() then dereferences that pointer in copy_lease() and when checking breaking_cnt. A concurrent close can remove the old lease from ci->m_op_list and drop the last reference before the caller uses the returned pointer, leading to a use-after-free. Take a reference when same_client_has_lease() selects an existing lease, drop any previous match while scanning, and release the returned reference in smb_grant_oplock() after copying the lease state.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aaa3bb2bbf2ccbfea9e4e0b9dabf3afc60b50cd0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/09634cd055d9bd8dd167995ea52bcd8028dd5dac
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c3264d273d524aa6adcce23c01087271f13586f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79c7c59bb519db6f5a2a151965e825ec725614cc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35d3d6ff2bc1e7aaecb15d5377ebbd6227acae0d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ff82a9cf9312678d8bc4edeef0b6e82659ac12a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/65b655f65c3ca1ab5d598d3832bb0ff531725858

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