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CVE-2026-98173

smb: client: fix use-after-free of iface in cifs_try_adding_channels()

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KEV checked 14/11/2026, 21:10:34 UTC
Linux · CVSS:3.1 · 7.5
Assessment vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity

high7.5

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Remediation

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What this means

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

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Affected versions

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affected

aa45dadd34e44fcd6a9df4b395bee5b5633b4cec → before 93e8a49adb2a575202c5ee766435eff2f9f95f5b

git versions

aa45dadd34e44fcd6a9df4b395bee5b5633b4cec → before ee0d8f83d68f6e6509f092c997ccab3c8c801538

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aa45dadd34e44fcd6a9df4b395bee5b5633b4cec → before c941f1ebfd26f683de81091473f3596a218abff0

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aa45dadd34e44fcd6a9df4b395bee5b5633b4cec → before e99040e5e9c60441e6b4725e1a7b88c3106ae903

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aa45dadd34e44fcd6a9df4b395bee5b5633b4cec → before ec36b38e65596950e6c29bed7dfc90b98707c19c

git versions

aa45dadd34e44fcd6a9df4b395bee5b5633b4cec → before d034e836eefd7ce75e588f7031cffbeec594f5ac

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unknown

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affected

5.19

unaffected

0 → before 5.19

semver versions

6.1.191 → through 6.1.*

semver versions

6.6.160 → through 6.6.*

semver versions

6.12.112 → through 6.12.*

semver versions

6.18.54 → through 6.18.*

semver versions

7.2.8 → through 7.2.*

semver versions

7.3 → through *

original_commit_for_fix versions

unknown

Other versions: affected

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Original source description

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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

smb: client: fix use-after-free of iface in cifs_try_adding_channels()

cifs_try_adding_channels() iterates ses->iface_list with list_for_each_entry_safe_from(), which captures the next entry (niface) under iface_lock. The loop body then drops iface_lock for the whole duration of cifs_ses_add_channel().

A concurrent interface refresh (SMB3_request_interfaces() -> parse_server_interfaces()) marks all ifaces inactive and removes and frees any that are not re-advertised via list_del() + kref_put(), where release_iface() is a bare kfree(). Since niface typically has no channel holding a reference, the list reference is its last and it can be freed inside the unlocked window. On continue, the iterator advance step then dereferences niface->iface_head.next, and the loop body reads iface->rdma_capable/is_active, both on freed memory.

Fix this by never keeping an unreferenced list pointer across the unlocked window. Each channel attempt now re-scans the list from the head under iface_lock, takes a kref on the selected candidate, and passes only that referenced candidate to cifs_ses_add_channel(). weight_fulfilled still tracks selection progress, so restarting the scan preserves the original weighted distribution and the weight_fulfilled-before-kref_put ordering on the failure path.

Add a per-pass attempts cap so a flapping interface refresh cannot keep the inner loop spinning within a single tries increment.

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Vulnerable product

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

From (inclusive): 5.19

Before: 6.1.191

Vulnerable product

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

From (inclusive): 5.19

Before: 6.6.160

Vulnerable product

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

From (inclusive): 5.19

Before: 6.12.112

Vulnerable product

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

From (inclusive): 5.19

Before: 6.18.54

Vulnerable product

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

From (inclusive): 5.19

Before: 7.2.8

Vulnerable product

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

From (inclusive): 5.19

Before: 7.3

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2026-10-30

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