cifs: fix potential race when tree connecting ipc
Protect access of TCP_Server_Info::hostname when building the ipc tree
name as it might get freed in cifsd thread and thus causing an
use-after-free bug in __tree_connect_dfs_target(). Also, while at it,
update status of IPC tcon on success and then avoid any extra tree
connects.
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Tue, 30 Dec 2025 12:45:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cifs: fix potential race when tree connecting ipc Protect access of TCP_Server_Info::hostname when building the ipc tree name as it might get freed in cifsd thread and thus causing an use-after-free bug in __tree_connect_dfs_target(). Also, while at it, update status of IPC tcon on success and then avoid any extra tree connects. | |
| Title | cifs: fix potential race when tree connecting ipc | |
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Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-05-23T15:35:10.129Z
Reserved: 2025-12-30T12:06:44.525Z
Link: CVE-2023-54280
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2025-12-30T13:16:16.970
Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020
Link: CVE-2023-54280
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