CVE-2026-64142 in the critical feed json
ksmbd: close durable scavenger races against m_fp_list lookups
published 2026-07-19 3 mo ago modified 2026-08-17 2 mo ago also EUVD-2026-45827
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.7%
- EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 53%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ksmbd: close durable scavenger races against m_fp_list lookups
ksmbd_durable_scavenger() has two related races against any walker that iterates f_ci->m_fp_list, including ksmbd_lookup_fd_inode() (used by ksmbd_vfs_rename) and the share-mode checks in fs/smb/server/smb_common.c.
(1) fp->node list-head reuse. Durable-preserved handles can remain linked on f_ci->m_fp_list after session teardown so share-mode checks still see them while the handle is reconnectable. The scavenger collected expired handles by adding fp->node to a local scavenger_list after removing them from the global durable idr. Because fp->node is the same list_head used by m_fp_list, list_add(&fp->node, &scavenger_list) overwrites the m_fp_list links and corrupts both lists. CONFIG_DEBUG_LIST can report this on the share-mode walk path.
(2) Refcount race against m_fp_list walkers. The scavenger qualifies an expired durable handle with atomic_read(&fp->refcount) > 1 and fp->conn under global_ft.lock, removes fp from global_ft, then drops global_ft.lock before unlinking fp from m_fp_list and freeing it. During that gap fp is still linked on m_fp_list with f_state == FP_INITED. ksmbd_lookup_fd_inode() under m_lock read calls ksmbd_fp_get() (atomic_inc_not_zero on refcount that is still 1) and takes a live reference; the scavenger then unlinks and frees fp while the holder owns a reference, leading to UAF on the holder's subsequent ksmbd_fd_put() and on any field reads performed by a concurrent share-mode walker that iterates m_fp_list without taking ksmbd_fp_get() (smb_check_perm_dleases-like paths).
Fix both:
* Stop reusing fp->node as a scavenger-private list node. Remove one expired handle from global_ft under global_ft.lock, take an explicit transient reference, drop the lock, unlink fp->node from m_fp_list under f_ci->m_lock, then drop both the durable lifetime and transient references with atomic_sub_and_test(2, &fp->refcount). If the scavenger is the last putter the close runs there; otherwise an in-flight holder that already raced through the m_fp_list lookup owns the final close via its ksmbd_fd_put() path. The one-at-a-time disposal can rescan the durable idr when multiple handles expire in the same pass, but durable scavenging is a background expiration path and the final full scan recomputes min_timeout before the next wait.
* Clear fp->persistent_id inside __ksmbd_remove_durable_fd() right after idr_remove(), so a delayed final close from a holder that snatched fp does not re-issue idr_remove() on a persistent id that idr_alloc_cyclic() in ksmbd_open_durable_fd() may have already handed out to a brand-new durable handle.
* Bypass the per-conn open_files_count decrement in __put_fd_final() when fp is detached from any session table (fp->conn cleared by session_fd_check() at durable preserve -- paired with the volatile_id clear at unpublish, so checking fp->conn alone is sufficient). The walker that owns the final close runs from an unrelated work->conn whose stats.open_files_count never tracked this durable fp; without this guard the holder would underflow that unrelated counter.
The two races are folded into one patch because patch (1) alone cleans up the corrupted list but leaves a deterministic UAF window for m_fp_list walkers that the transient-reference and persistent_id discipline in (2) close; bisecting onto an intermediate state would land on a UAF that pre-patch chaos merely made less reproducible.
Validation: * CONFIG_DEBUG_LIST coverage for the list_head reuse path. * KASAN-enabled direct SMB2 durable-handle coverage that exercised ksmbd_durable_scavenger() and non-NULL ksmbd_lookup_fd_inode() returns while durable handles expired under concurrent rename lookups, with no KASAN, UAF, list-corruption, ODEBUG, or WARNING reports. ---truncated---
Patch / fix
- Linux Linux 6.12.92, 6.18.34, 7.0.11, 7.1
- linux Debian 13 6.12.94-1
- linux Debian 14 7.0.12-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-64142
- linux Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 7.0.0-28.28
- linux-aws Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 7.0.0-1009.9
- linux-gcp Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 7.0.0-1008.8
- linux-gke Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 7.0.0-1003.4
- linux-ibm Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 7.0.0-1010.10
- linux-azure Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 7.0.0-1010.10
- linux-raspi Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 7.0.0-1015.15
- linux-riscv Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 7.0.0-28.28.1
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64142
Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a436932eb397e909d0607d76a8325abd9d85a35 commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/95f072ef934ca00711d510676b8792cbf59a5aae commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/5da69a65b282d2276de22e5194ba0f88c836170c commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f8f3246d55f89350a1a67bdf3744b7241048e4e commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf736184d063da1a552ffeff0481813599a182cc commit
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2026-64142 updated
kernel: ksmbd: close durable scavenger races against m_fp_list lookups
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, python-perf, kernel-kdump, +8 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, kernel-core, kernel-tools, +29 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 rv, perf, rtla, kernel, bpftool, libperf, +83 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 kernelnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
0.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 53% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Linux Linux
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-416 Use After Free
- Technology feeds
References
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git.kernel.org
/stable/c/3a436932eb397e909d0607d76a8325abd9d85a35
patch
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git.kernel.org
/stable/c/95f072ef934ca00711d510676b8792cbf59a5aae
patch
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git.kernel.org
/stable/c/5da69a65b282d2276de22e5194ba0f88c836170c
patch
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git.kernel.org
/stable/c/1f8f3246d55f89350a1a67bdf3744b7241048e4e
patch
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git.kernel.org
/stable/c/bf736184d063da1a552ffeff0481813599a182cc
patch
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-64142
- NVD CVE-2026-64142
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