CVE-2026-90165

smb/server: fix invalid pointer dereference in ksmbd_stop_durable_scavenger()

N/A
Published: September 17, 2026 at 04:06 PM UTC
Updated: October 19, 2026 at 09:19 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb/server: fix invalid pointer dereference in ksmbd_stop_durable_scavenger() See the procedure below: ksmbd_launch_ksmbd_durable_scavenger durable_scavenger_running = true server_conf.dh_task = kthread_run() // fail, dh_task is an ERR_PTR() server_ctrl_handle_reset ksmbd_stop_durable_scavenger kthread_stop(server_conf.dh_task) // invalid pointer

Affected

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

6.116.6.1427f0cb478703cbeaddfe5c9101c5c73cd975d1073d484d621d40f4a8b8959008802d79bef3609641b
Vendor states this is fixed in 3f8651f6bb52159c9e23993c77a2b51b9505ad64 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a2eb72b4d53bb9d8d6c00f3f794eaccb4b1ce5ed (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in af9cb997d13a17029a0d3863e33f4c837e27a8ae (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in b2d78c199dfd983638662ace0612d4fade3dbea1 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in bef46b604732d83f8da29f782868de4d25bf972c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.11 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.110 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.52 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.157 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.2.6 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.3 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.3-rc1 (unaffected)

Remediation

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