CVE-2026-64437
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ksmbd: fix use-after-free of a deferred file_lock on SMB2_CLOSE then SMB2_CANCEL
Commit f580d27e8928 ("ksmbd: fix use-after-free of a deferred file_lock on double SMB2_CANCEL") made smb2_cancel() skip a work whose state is KSMBD_WORK_CANCELLED, so its cancel_fn cannot be fired a second time. But KSMBD_WORK has three states (ACTIVE, CANCELLED, CLOSED), and the same freeing producer path is reached for CLOSED too:
A subsequent SMB2_CANCEL for the same AsyncId then passes the KSMBD_WORK_CANCELLED-only guard (its state is KSMBD_WORK_CLOSED), so smb2_cancel() fires cancel_fn again over the freed file_lock -- the same use-after-free fixed, via SMB2_CLOSE instead of a first SMB2_CANCEL:
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Reproduced on mainline 7.1-rc7 (which already contains f580d27e8928) with KASAN by an authenticated SMB client; the double-SMB2_CANCEL control is silent on that kernel, so the splat is attributable to the CLOSE trigger.
Only an ACTIVE deferred work may have its cancel_fn fired: both terminal states (CANCELLED and CLOSED) reach the smb2_lock() early-exit that frees the file_lock and skips release_async_work(). Guard on KSMBD_WORK_ACTIVE so any non-active work is skipped.
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SMB2_CLOSE on the locking handle -> set_close_state_blocked_works() sets
the deferred work's state to KSMBD_WORK_CLOSED and wakes the smb2_lock()
worker. The worker takes the non-ACTIVE early-exit, locks_free_lock()s
the file_lock and, because the state is not KSMBD_WORK_CANCELLED, takes
the STATUS_RANGE_NOT_LOCKED branch with "goto out2" -- which, like the
cancelled branch, skips release_async_work(). The work stays on
conn->async_requests with a live cancel_fn = smb2_remove_blocked_lock
pointing at the freed file_lock.
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in __locks_delete_block
__locks_delete_block
locks_delete_block
ksmbd_vfs_posix_lock_unblock
smb2_remove_blocked_lock
smb2_cancel <- 2nd SMB2_CANCEL fires cancel_fn
handle_ksmbd_work
Allocated by ...: locks_alloc_lock <- smb2_lock
Freed by ...: locks_free_lock <- smb2_lock (non-ACTIVE early-exit)
... cache file_lock_cache of size 192CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 8.8
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.63%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 48
- Fecha de la puntuación: 5/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK
Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.
- Explotación
T1210Exploitation of Remote Serviceslateral movement65 % - Impacto principal
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalationprivilege escalation70 % - Impacto secundario
T1499.004Application or System Exploitationimpact55 %
Vulnerabilidad use-after-free en ksmbd (SMB/CIFS) que requiere autenticación (PR:L) y acceso remoto a servicio de red. Permite escalada a través de corrupción de memoria o DoS por crash del kernel.
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Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- CWE-416
Referencias
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/10f293a07f9e10e988b0ae44e2e99c631f5a68e0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12c36c99655f325befe50c26842f7deca414c381
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/94083db751930b1540ddff2b54d4677549c57f81
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a796ba4e61d5e14e07b79a359faac69f8f9b22a3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b8e274e69ab09222c7a552c7c0c1eef9ce627fc1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ddb9239828336b36d8a3ef5943fdffb2f55b6508
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