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Full vulnerability report · 2026
CVE-2026-64396High confidence

ksmbd: fix UAF of struct file_lock in SMB2_LOCK deferred-lock cancellation

Linux · Linux

8.8HighCVSS 3.1
Recommended action
Within 7 days

High technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Patch available
Distribution package intelligence

Ubuntu vendor package status

Canonical’s release and source-package findings are shown separately from local repository availability.

20 package states
Repository candidate not checked

A published vendor fix does not prove that a matching update is enabled and installable on a particular asset. Confirm the local package candidate before scheduling remediation.

Ubuntu releaseSource packageVendor stateFixed versionEvidence
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinuxAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-awsAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-azureAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-azure-fdeAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-azure-nvidiaAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-gcpAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-gkeAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-gkeopAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-ibmAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-lowlatencyAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-nvidiaAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-nvidia-lowlatencyAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-nvidia-tegraAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-oem-6.11Affected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-oracleAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-raspiAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-raspi-realtimeAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-realtimeAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-riscvAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-xilinxAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
Optional official sources

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Official European source

ENISA European Vulnerability Database

Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.

1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2026-48940

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

ENISA has published the identifier mapping but no EUVD description has been stored yet.

EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
Not supplied in the stored EUVD record
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionWithin 7 days

High technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Patch available
01

What, why and how

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: fix UAF of struct file_lock in SMB2_LOCK deferred-lock cancellation When a blocking byte-range lock request is deferred in the FILE_LOCK_DEFERRED path, ksmbd registers the asynchronous work into the connection's async_requests list via setup_async_work(). The cancel callback smb2_remove_blocked_lock() holds a reference to the flock. If the lock waiter is subsequently woken up but the work state is no longer KSMBD_WORK_ACTIVE (e.g., due to a concurrent cancellation), the cleanup path calls locks_free_lock(flock) without dequeuing the work from the async_requests list. Concurrently, smb2_cancel() walks the list under conn->request_lock and invokes the cancel callback, which then dereferences the already freed 'flock'. This leads to a slab-use-after-free inside __wake_up_common. Fix this by restructuring the cleanup logic after the worker returns from ksmbd_vfs_posix_lock_wait(). Move list_del(&smb_lock->llist) and release_async_work(work) to the top of the cleanup block. This guarantees that the async work is completely dequeued and serialized under conn->request_lock before locks_free_lock(flock) is called, rendering the flock unreachable for any concurrent smb2_cancel().

What

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: fix UAF of struct file_lock in SMB2_LOCK deferred-lock cancellation When a blocking byte-range lock request is deferred in the FILE_LOCK_DEFERRED path, ksmbd registers the asynchronous work into the connection's async_requests list via setup_async_work(). The cancel callback smb2_remove_blocked_lock() holds a reference to the flock. If the lock waiter is subsequently woken up but the work state is no longer KSMBD_WORK_ACTIVE (e.g., due to a concurrent cancellation), the cleanup path calls locks_free_lock(flock) without dequeuing the work from the async_requests list. Concurrently, smb2_cancel() walks the list under conn->request_lock and invokes the cancel callback, which then dereferences the already freed 'flock'. This leads to a slab-use-after-free inside __wake_up_common. Fix this by restructuring the cleanup logic after the worker returns from ksmbd_vfs_posix_lock_wait(). Move list_del(&smb_lock->llist) and release_async_work(work) to the top of the cleanup block. This guarantees that the async work is completely dequeued and serialized under conn->request_lock before locks_free_lock(flock) is called, rendering the flock unreachable for any concurrent smb2_cancel().

Why

The program can continue using memory after it has been released, producing unsafe and attacker-influenceable behaviour.

How

An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

What

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: fix UAF of struct file_lock in SMB2_LOCK deferred-lock cancellation When a blocking byte-range lock request is deferred in the FILE_LOCK_DEFERRED path, ksmbd registers the asynchronous work into the connection's async_requests list via setup_async_work(). The cancel callback smb2_remove_blocked_lock() holds a reference to the flock. If the lock waiter is subsequently woken up but the work state is no longer KSMBD_WORK_ACTIVE (e.g., due to a concurrent cancellation), the cleanup path calls locks_free_lock(flock) without dequeuing the work from the async_requests list. Concurrently, smb2_cancel() walks the list under conn->request_lock and invokes the cancel callback, which then dereferences the already freed 'flock'. This leads to a slab-use-after-free inside __wake_up_common. Fix this by restructuring the cleanup logic after the worker returns from ksmbd_vfs_posix_lock_wait(). Move list_del(&smb_lock->llist) and release_async_work(work) to the top of the cleanup block. This guarantees that the async work is completely dequeued and serialized under conn->request_lock before locks_free_lock(flock) is called, rendering the flock unreachable for any concurrent smb2_cancel().

Why

The program can continue using memory after it has been released, producing unsafe and attacker-influenceable behaviour.

How

An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

02

Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
No confirmed evidence

No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.

Public PoC / exploit material
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
None recorded

No exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.

Likely attack path
a network path → Use After Free → cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor
Attack surface
Network
Privileges required
Low: a basic authenticated account is required
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-416

CWE-416: Use After Free. The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory belongs to the code that operates on the new pointer.

CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVNetworkAttack vector: The vulnerable component can be reached over a network.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRLowPrivileges required: The attacker needs basic user-level privileges.UINoneUser interaction: No action by another user is required.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CHighConfidentiality impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.IHighIntegrity impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.AHighAvailability impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
No specific living-off-the-land technique is confirmed in the structured sources. Monitor normal administration tools for activity inconsistent with the affected service's baseline.
NetworkCWE-416
A

Official authority intelligence

Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.

BSI · German · WID-SEC-W-2026-2527Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen im Linux Kernel ausnutzen, um nicht näher spezifizierte Angriffe durchzuführen, dazu können DoS-Angriffe, die Offenlegung von Informationen, die Beschädigung des Speichers oder die Umgehung von Sicherheitsmaßnahmen gehören.

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2026-AVI-1031Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Debian LTS

d?id=CVE-2026-64385 Référence CVE CVE-2026-64386 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-64386 Référence CVE CVE-2026-64387 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-64387 Référence CVE CVE-2026-64390 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-64390 Référence CVE CVE-2026-64391 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-64391 Référence CVE CVE-2026-64392 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-64392 Référence CVE CVE-2026-64393 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-64393 Référence CVE CVE-2026-64394 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-64394 Référence CVE CVE-2026-64395 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-64395 Référence CVE CVE-2026-64396 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-64396 Référence CVE CVE-2026-64397 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-64397 Référence CVE CVE-2026-64398 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-64398 Référence CVE CVE-2026-64399 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-64399 Référence CVE CVE-2026-64401 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-64401 Référence CVE CVE-2026-64402 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-64402 Référence CVE CVE-2026-64403 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-64403 Référence CVE CVE-2026-64404 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-64404 Référence CVE CVE-2026-64405 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2026-AVI-0982Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Debian LTS

d?id=CVE-2026-64376 Référence CVE CVE-2026-64378 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-64378 Référence CVE CVE-2026-64379 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-64379 Référence CVE CVE-2026-64380 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-64380 Référence CVE CVE-2026-64381 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-64381 Référence CVE CVE-2026-64390 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-64390 Référence CVE CVE-2026-64393 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-64393 Référence CVE CVE-2026-64394 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-64394 Référence CVE CVE-2026-64395 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-64395 Référence CVE CVE-2026-64396 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-64396 Référence CVE CVE-2026-64397 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-64397 Référence CVE CVE-2026-64398 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-64398 Référence CVE CVE-2026-64399 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-64399 Référence CVE CVE-2026-64401 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-64401 Référence CVE CVE-2026-64403 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-64403 Référence CVE CVE-2026-64406 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-64406 Référence CVE CVE-2026-64408 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-64408 Référence CVE CVE-2026-64409 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory
03

Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Patch available
Affected
e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9 < 367c42a611fe488b7b03f1f6737f4dee0e8b20a2; e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9 < 7703fd9aba1f2483c8e55f9ff73b7663e0761ed9; e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9 < 463bbd79698513af4dad50fe1c573825f297ca2e; e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9 < 5aa1cb01155f96824003baf7997cdf1f150caba3; e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9 < 5c75275c0fc9a2deb0d8f5604edcb16f288171c8; e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9 < d20d1c8ba5765d1d12eefc0aee6385ab3f240e1e; 5.15
Fixed
< 5.15; 6.1.178 ≤ 6.1.*; 6.6.145 ≤ 6.6.*; 6.12.96 ≤ 6.12.*; 6.18.39 ≤ 6.18.*; 7.1.4 ≤ 7.1.*; 7.2 ≤ *
Action
Review the linked authoritative reference and apply the recorded fixed release appropriate to the affected product branch.
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. If business-safe, reduce exposure to the affected interface and allow only trusted sources until authoritative guidance is available.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 25 Jul 2026 · Last source change 17 Aug 2026, 04:54 UTC · CWE-416 · Use After Free

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.2
CVSS sourceCNA
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-14
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-48940
Product sourceCNA
Remediation sourceCVE/CNA references
CWE sourceNIST NVD
NVD statusNVD enriched

Core structured fields are present and their contributing authorities are shown above.

Material change intelligence

What changed after publication

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  1. Vendor guidanceAuthoritative vendor guidance changed from authoritative remediation link to authoritative remediation link · patch.
    Before
    authoritative remediation link
    After
    authoritative remediation link · patch
    416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  2. Affected versionsThe structured affected or fixed version information changed.
    Before
    e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9 < 367c42a611fe488b7b03f1f6737f4dee0e8b20a2; e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9 < 7703fd9aba1f2483c8e55f9ff73b7663e0761ed9; e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9 < 463bbd79698513af4dad50fe1c573825f297ca2e; e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9 < 5aa1cb01155f96824003baf7997cdf1f150caba3; e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9 < 5c75275c0fc9a2deb0d8f5604edcb16f288171c8; e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9 < d20d1c8ba5765d1d12eefc0aee6385ab3f240e1e; 5.15 · Fixed: < 5.15; 6.1.178 ≤ 6.1.*; 6.6.145 ≤ 6.6.*; 6.12.96 ≤ 6.12.*; 6.18.39 ≤ 6.18.*; 7.1.4 ≤ 7.1.*; 7.2-rc1 ≤ *
    After
    e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9 < 367c42a611fe488b7b03f1f6737f4dee0e8b20a2; e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9 < 7703fd9aba1f2483c8e55f9ff73b7663e0761ed9; e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9 < 463bbd79698513af4dad50fe1c573825f297ca2e; e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9 < 5aa1cb01155f96824003baf7997cdf1f150caba3; e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9 < 5c75275c0fc9a2deb0d8f5604edcb16f288171c8; e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9 < d20d1c8ba5765d1d12eefc0aee6385ab3f240e1e; 5.15 · Fixed: < 5.15; 6.1.178 ≤ 6.1.*; 6.6.145 ≤ 6.6.*; 6.12.96 ≤ 6.12.*; 6.18.39 ≤ 6.18.*; 7.1.4 ≤ 7.1.*; 7.2 ≤ *
    CNA
Material fields only · duplicate refreshes suppressed · history retained for the configured operational retention period
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
Free version - for non-commercial use only.CVE-2026-64396 · cve.blacktree.nl