Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: serialize QUERY_DIRECTORY requests per file smb2_query_dir() stores a pointer to its stack-allocated private data in the ksmbd_file readdir_data. Concurrent QUERY_DIRECTORY requests using the same file handle can overwrite this pointer while an iterate_dir() callback is still using it, resulting in a stack use-after-free. Add a per-file mutex and hold it while accessing the shared directory enumeration state. The lock covers scan restart, dot entry state, readdir_data setup and iteration, and response construction. This prevents another request from replacing readdir_data.private before the current request has finished using it and also serializes the shared file position.
Affected products
linux: linux kernel
References6
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/1426fd79102539bc0ab5c8fced047ad4313b9908 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a64dbf9c739ddf7a25a066507597bf89f8f73d2 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/64dac2d486ec1eb18dc00968b16a230b6b75ec24 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1d5d31cad593ea5e1b637f2f39c9ef6d09d1199 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/be6d26bf27499977c746abc163659915082348d8 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd22b039a5a05bc1d6818e9dcd1001fb432a829d Patch
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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9.8
CRITICAL
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 42 · as of 14 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-416
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