# CVE-2026-89641: cifs: clear tcon after cifsFileInfo\_put() in cifs\_file\_set\_size()

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.18.50, 7.2.4
- Published: 2026-09-11 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 110fee6b9bb58a5c50047fc2594d415f741b591e, fixed in 4f18c9e7ee464aaae5cd9fccdb943b3fcb4655d4; from 110fee6b9bb58a5c50047fc2594d415f741b591e, fixed in 4bea15d9c7683218f57b8c1f5f0aa75cab76af8d; from 110fee6b9bb58a5c50047fc2594d415f741b591e, fixed in b96db32fed8dfb2478d7c208f89bf383beed1535
- Linux: 6.18
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.18.0, fixed in 6.18.50; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.4

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cifs: clear tcon after cifsFileInfo_put() in cifs_file_set_size() When the else branch of cifs_file_set_size() finds a writable file handle via find_writable_file(), it borrows tcon and server from the handle's tlink, attempts the handle-based set_file_size() RPC, and then releases the handle with cifsFileInfo_put(). If set_file_size() fails, execution falls through to the path-based fallback, which reuses the borrowed tcon and server under the "if (tcon == NULL)" guard. Since tcon is not NULL at that point, the guard is skipped. If cifsFileInfo_put() dropped the last reference on a tlink that was already removed from the tlink tree (TCON_LINK_IN_TREE cleared, as happens during reconnection or session teardown), cifs_put_tlink() will have freed tcon; the subsequent set_path_size() call is then a use-after-free. Setting tcon = NULL after cifsFileInfo_put() causes the existing guard to take the cifs_sb_tlink() path, which acquires a fresh reference for the path-based operation or fails cleanly if the session is gone.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.18.50, 7.2.4) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f18c9e7ee464aaae5cd9fccdb943b3fcb4655d4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4bea15d9c7683218f57b8c1f5f0aa75cab76af8d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b96db32fed8dfb2478d7c208f89bf383beed1535

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