CVE-2026-97562
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: pin DFS…
- Risk score
- 67/100
- CVSS
- 7.5 v3.1
- Exploit chance (30 days)
- 0.4%
- Published
- 25 Sep 2026
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What to know
- What it is
- In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: pin DFS superblock in iterator callback tcon_super_cb() stores a raw superblock pointer, but __cifs_get_super() takes its active reference only after iterate_supers_type() has dropped s_umount and its passive reference. Concurrent DFS aut…
- Affected
- See advisory
- Fix
- Apply the vendor's security update; see the linked advisory.
- Exploitation
- No known exploitation
Why it is Amber
- CVSS 7.5 high
- Remotely exploitable without logging in
- On your watchlist: linux kernel
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c9acc9835c304013a4faeb969fe9333d66ca9f8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5b01a8c0209690db75341528ec53fd87e0ac1460
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6b6561522212af852c9ad8a7dca8d59ef2c7377
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d806d5a85dcbe2a0f181b2f0f9f61ddfbefa1818
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea43a15cea36dc5ddd832be5bddeac7dd804cbcf
Original description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: pin DFS superblock in iterator callback tcon_super_cb() stores a raw superblock pointer, but __cifs_get_super() takes its active reference only after iterate_supers_type() has dropped s_umount and its passive reference. Concurrent DFS automount expiry can therefore free the superblock before cifs_sb_active() uses it. A deterministic KASAN test reproduces the race as: BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in cifs_sb_active+0x77/0x80 The same test passes with this change applied. Take the active reference in the callback while iterate_supers_type() still holds s_umount shared. cifs_put_tcp_super() remains the matching release.
Last activity 25 Sep 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.