# CVE-2026-98439: smb/server: cancel async requests when closing connection

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 7.2.7
- Published: 2026-10-18 · Updated: 2026-10-26

## Affected

- Linux: from 0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf, fixed in 0947087678f465b64eba2acebe808d5c6cfea036; from 0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf, fixed in 4fd5bad647bfa45eb86bfd2f03ba1bef3fcd5851
- Linux: 5.15
- Kernel (Linux): fixed in 7.2.7

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb/server: cancel async requests when closing connection An async request may still be waiting when a connection is closed. This can stop the connection from closing. Cancel active async requests before waiting for them to finish.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (7.2.7) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0947087678f465b64eba2acebe808d5c6cfea036
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4fd5bad647bfa45eb86bfd2f03ba1bef3fcd5851

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