# CVE-2026-98901: ksmbd: fix lease break and ack state handling

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.6.158, 6.12.111, 6.18.53
- Published: 2026-10-23 · Updated: 2026-10-26

## Summary

The Linux kernel's ksmbd component, which is the in-kernel SMB server used for file sharing, is affected. Improper handling of SMB lease break and acknowledgment states could cause incorrect cache-state handling during writes and truncates, potentially leading to data consistency problems for clients.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- Linux: from e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9, fixed in 17699905a381621c1cee5b6528feb05acedc86a4; from e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9, fixed in 3251ea36df5eef58aa207fbee48849d89b922ea6; from e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9, fixed in fba4653a0b4dc2f6d42600abe21fb326292f70ff; from e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9, fixed in 5015191096db311759fef98769270336cd8b1324
- Linux: 5.15
- Kernel (Linux): fixed in 6.6.158; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.111; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.53

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: fix lease break and ack state handling Do not skip valid lease states containing WRITE_CACHING when breaking level-II/read leases for writes and truncates. Handle lease break acknowledgments according to the SMB2 rule that the acknowledged state must be a subset of the server's break target. Apply the acknowledged state directly and keep the break pending on failed ACKs.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17699905a381621c1cee5b6528feb05acedc86a4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3251ea36df5eef58aa207fbee48849d89b922ea6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fba4653a0b4dc2f6d42600abe21fb326292f70ff
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5015191096db311759fef98769270336cd8b1324

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