Status: UPDATED | Advisory ID: CVE-2026-98175
| CVE | CVE-2026-98175 |
| CVSS Score / Version | 7.5 (High) / CVSS v3.1 |
| Updated | 2026-10-07 |
| CVSS Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CVSS Prose | attack vector is network; attack complexity is high; privileges required is none; user interaction is required; scope is unchanged; confidentiality impact is high; integrity impact is high; availability impact is high. |
| Affected products | Linux Kernel |
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions | Patch Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel |
| Subsystems | OT Supporting Infrastructure |
| Sectors | All Sectors |
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
smb: client: cancel reconnect work in clean_demultiplex_info()
clean_demultiplex_info() cancels server->echo delayed work but not
server->reconnect, which can cause a use-after-free when the
demultiplex thread exits while a reconnect work is still queued:
cifs_demultiplex_thread()
cifs_readv_from_socket()
cifs_reconnect()
__cifs_reconnect()
cifs_queue_server_reconn()
mod_delayed_work(cifsiod_wq, &server->reconnect, 0)
clean_demultiplex_info()
cancel_delayed_work_sync(&server->echo) // echo canceled
// reconnect NOT canceled
kfree_sensitive(server) // server freed
...later, on cifsiod_wq:
smb2_reconnect_server()
server->srv_count // UAF read of freed server
Fix this by canceling server->reconnect delayed work in
clean_demultiplex_info() before the server is freed, the same way
cifs_put_tcp_session() already does.
Monitor Linux's web page for any future patch releases.
| Source | Reference |
|---|---|
| NVD | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98175 |
| CVE | https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-98175 |