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CVE-2026-98112

ksmbd: fix listener task lifetime on netdev events

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 7.2.7
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: fix listener task lifetime on netdev events The listener thread exits when its listening socket is shutdown. The netdevice notifier shuts down the socket before calling kthread_stop(), so the task_struct can be freed before kthread_stop() gets its reference. Create the listener in a stopped state and hold an extra task_struct reference until kthread_stop_put() completes. Also stop and release listeners before freeing their interface records during TCP teardown.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
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Affected versions

  • Linux Linux

    From 3316a8fc840d82fad5efcf76ad0ea3f76fdca209 · fixed in 40581f10c1e56238b157af5f260b8f9518a0cbc1; From 3316a8fc840d82fad5efcf76ad0ea3f76fdca209 · fixed in a506290f59e1c6ce9ac0a13158640bb8fee93471

  • Linux Linux

    6.19

  • KernelLinux

    From 6.19.0 · fixed in 7.2.7

References 2

git.kernel.org