# CVE-2026-98453: smb: client: close handle after create-context parsing failure

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.10.273, 5.15.224, 6.1.191, 6.6.160, 5.5, and 3 more
- Published: 2026-10-18 · Updated: 2026-10-30

## Affected

- Linux: from 5.10.211, fixed in 5.10.273; from 5.15.150, fixed in 5.15.224; from 6.1.79, fixed in 6.1.191; from 6.6.8, fixed in 6.6.160; from 5.4.277, fixed in 5.5
- Linux: 6.7
- Kernel (Linux): fixed in 6.6.160; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.113; fixed in 6.18.56; from 6.13.0, fixed in 7.2.9

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: close handle after create-context parsing failure SMB2_open() accounts a successful CREATE response as a remote open before parsing its create contexts. If smb2_parse_contexts() rejects malformed context data, SMB2_open() returns without closing the handle, leaving the server-side handle open and num_remote_opens elevated. Close the handle after a post-CREATE context parsing failure so the error path releases the remote resource and balances the open count.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.273, 5.15.224, 6.1.191, 6.6.160, 5.5) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d4c05b5cb0a3132453e36a300d45de44bf6783c4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee61f1dc516d97afa79908140d0a8c556c2fe90c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/007b87f6a7c38959ed79cf7d3fd7b3b4eb5f67fd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eaa97a196a107d4ef8775df2248181624151812e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80c67cc71d32ccafc89a29b669243b40d81b930f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f09875ff901e933e7b22c913daf51d21e9d93a45
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cdb36b09fb1f86d638d0afb44d621ed3f7c1d8eb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/566820af017e81497fb5e9d3ad6e7ffe2828bc8b

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