CVE-2026-64140

ksmbd: fix null pointer dereference in proc_show_files()

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: July 19, 2026 at 03:40 PM UTC
Updated: August 18, 2026 at 01:05 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: fix null pointer dereference in proc_show_files() When a SMB2 client opens a file with a durable v2 handle and then issues SMB2 SESSION_LOGOFF, session_fd_check() clears fp->tcon = NULL on the reconnectable file pointer but leaves the fp registered in global_ft.idr until the durable scavenger fires (up to fp->durable_timeout seconds later). During that window any read of /proc/fs/ksmbd/files (mode 0400) panics the kernel because proc_show_files() walks global_ft.idr and unconditionally dereferences fp->tcon->id with no NULL guard. Reproducer requires only a successful SMB2 SESSION_SETUP and a share configured with 'durable handles = yes'. KASAN report on mainline 70390501d194: general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0xdffffc0000000000: 0000 [#1] SMP KASAN PTI KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000000-0x0000000000000007] RIP: 0010:proc_show_files+0x118/0x740 Call Trace: proc_show_files+0x118/0x740 seq_read_iter+0x4ef/0xe10 proc_reg_read_iter+0x1b7/0x280 ... Guard the dereference. A durable-disconnected fp legitimately has no tcon; report its tree id as 0 rather than oopsing.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

7.0 ≤ v < 7.0.117.0 ≤ v < 7.17.1 rc17.1 rc27.1 rc37.1 rc4b38f99c1217ae04753340f0fdcd8f35bf56841dc
Vendor states this is fixed in 8eab081627b67216d1c8f638b68289b500dc9a6b (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 904901561e61a2b559070b20c74a8c95491f30aa (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.0 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.0.11 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.1 (unaffected)

Remediation

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CVSS

7.5HIGHLinux
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-476

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