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HIGHCVE-2026-31477Published Modified CNA Linux

CVE-2026-31477: ksmbd: fix memory leaks and NULL deref in smb2_lock()

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: fix memory leaks and NULL deref in smb2_lock() smb2_lock() has three error handling issues after list_del() detaches smb_lock from lock_list at no_check_cl: 1) If vfs_lock_file() returns an unexpected error in the non-UNLOCK path, goto out leaks smb_lock and its flock because the out: handler only iterates lock_list and rollback_list, neither of which contains the detached smb_lock. 2) If vfs_lock_file() returns -ENOENT in the UNLOCK path, goto out leaks smb_lock and flock for the same reason. The error code returned to the dispatcher is also stale. 3) In the rollback path, smb_flock_init() can return NULL on allocation failure. The result is dereferenced unconditionally, causing a kernel NULL pointer dereference. Add a NULL check to prevent the crash and clean up the bookkeeping; the VFS lock itself cannot be rolled back without the allocation and will be released at file or connection teardown. Fix cases 1 and 2 by hoisting the locks_free_lock()/kfree() to before the if(!rc) check in the UNLOCK branch so all exit paths share one free site, and by freeing smb_lock and flock before goto out in the non-UNLOCK branch. Propagate the correct error code in both cases. Fix case 3 by wrapping the VFS unlock in an if(rlock) guard and adding a NULL check for locks_free_lock(rlock) in the shared cleanup. Found via call-graph analysis using sqry.

Metrics

CVSS v3.1
7.5
Severity
HIGH
Fixed in
0
Affected Products
2

Fix available

0309b44ed684496ed3f9c5715d10b8993386235123cdacd11b41569ce75b3162142240f2355e049006.1.1686.6.1316.12.806.18.216.19.117.091aeaa7256006d79a37298f5a1df23325db91599aab42f0795620cf0d3955a520f571f697d0f9a2ac9b95ef6f5039f19e46c3a521a4fe1752d91dfe9cdac6f7e7e428dc70e3b5898ac6999a72ed13993
Affected packages
  • Linux / Linux
    < cdac6f7e7e428dc70e3b5898ac6999a72ed13993 (from e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9) · < c9b95ef6f5039f19e46c3a521a4fe1752d91dfe9 (from e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9) · < 91aeaa7256006d79a37298f5a1df23325db91599 (from e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9) · < 3cdacd11b41569ce75b3162142240f2355e04900 (from e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9) · < aab42f0795620cf0d3955a520f571f697d0f9a2a (from e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9) · < 309b44ed684496ed3f9c5715d10b899338623512 (from e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9)
  • Linux / Linux
    5.15
    Fixed in 0, 6.1.168, 6.6.131, 6.12.80, 6.18.21, 6.19.11, 7.0
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H