ksmbd: hold a connection reference for each session channel
ksmbd_session_unregister() removes a session from the global and per-
connection tables before dropping the table reference. A concurrent
reference holder can keep the session and its channel list alive after
those removals.
Connection cleanup can no longer find the unpublished session to remove its
channels. Since a channel only stores a raw conn pointer, the connection
can be freed while another session reference holder is still accessing it,
for example during SMB3.1.1 binding or a procfs read.
Take a connection reference when registering a channel and release it on
insertion failure, channel removal, or final session destruction. Keep the
channels and signing keys until the session is destroyed so a response can
still be signed after the session has been unregistered.
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| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: hold a connection reference for each session channel ksmbd_session_unregister() removes a session from the global and per- connection tables before dropping the table reference. A concurrent reference holder can keep the session and its channel list alive after those removals. Connection cleanup can no longer find the unpublished session to remove its channels. Since a channel only stores a raw conn pointer, the connection can be freed while another session reference holder is still accessing it, for example during SMB3.1.1 binding or a procfs read. Take a connection reference when registering a channel and release it on insertion failure, channel removal, or final session destruction. Keep the channels and signing keys until the session is destroyed so a response can still be signed after the session has been unregistered. | |
| Title | ksmbd: hold a connection reference for each session channel | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-11-07T14:08:46.710Z
Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:25:14.405Z
Link: CVE-2026-99277
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-11-07T14:17:03.080
Modified: 2026-11-07T14:17:03.080
Link: CVE-2026-99277
Redhat
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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