Session cleanup race in Linux kernel ksmbd procfs readers
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Fixed
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The ksmbd SMB server in the Linux kernel is affected from 7.2.8 before 7.3 and from 7.3. Session registration failure and connection cleanup can drop the session table reference while the per-session procfs entry is still accessible. A reader can then access the session's file table (idr) during or after its destruction.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-08
Description from the CNA
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: drain session procfs readers before dropping table references Session registration failure and connection cleanup can drop the table reference while the per-session procfs entry is still accessible. If a reader holds the last remaining reference, its final put calls proc_remove() from its own callback and waits for that callback to finish. Remove the procfs entry before dropping the table reference in the registration failure path. Queue sessions removed during connection cleanup and drain their procfs readers after releasing both session locks, then return their table references. Keep the global hash node unhashed while a session is queued so a concurrent unregister cannot drop the reference again. Previous-session replacement also destroys the file table before the session is finally freed. Detach the idr under the lock used by procfs file counters, and report zero files after it has been detached. This prevents a reader from accessing the idr during or after its destruction.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
The Linux kernel is fixed in 7.3, 7.3.2 and 7.4-rc1. CISA does not list this vulnerability in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-08
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 7.3
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 7.3.2, 7.4-rc1
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 7 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5
Timeline
- 2026-11-07 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-99280
- 2026-11-07 Alias added: GHSA-gwx7-q3hx-vf8w
- 2026-11-08 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-08 CVSS score added · Red Hat
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-99280 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-99280 · NVD
- GHSA-gwx7-q3hx-vf8w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-99280 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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