ksmbd: fix use-after-free in same_client_has_lease()
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: fix use-after-free in same_client_has_lease() same_client_has_lease() returns an opinfo pointer from ci->m_op_list after dropping ci->m_lock without taking a reference. smb_grant_oplock() then dereferences that pointer in copy_lease() and when checking breaking_cnt. A concurrent close can remove the old lease from ci->m_op_list and drop the last reference before the caller uses the returned pointer, leading to a use-after-free. Take a reference when same_client_has_lease() selects an existing lease, drop any previous match while scanning, and release the returned reference in smb_grant_oplock() after copying the lease state.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.15.212, 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.97, 6.18.40, 7.1.5, 7.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet |
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-72492
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h9qg-8gf5-6w98
- 2026-10-21 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
Other 7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aaa3bb2bbf2ccbfea9e4e0b9dabf3afc60b50cd0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/09634cd055d9bd8dd167995ea52bcd8028dd5dac
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c3264d273d524aa6adcce23c01087271f13586f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79c7c59bb519db6f5a2a151965e825ec725614cc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35d3d6ff2bc1e7aaecb15d5377ebbd6227acae0d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ff82a9cf9312678d8bc4edeef0b6e82659ac12a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/65b655f65c3ca1ab5d598d3832bb0ff531725858
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Sources
- CVE-2026-72492 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-72492 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h9qg-8gf5-6w98 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-72492 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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