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__pfx__raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x10/0x10\n[ 7.350101] ? __pfx___mod_timer+0x10/0x10\n[ 7.350106] ? _raw_spin_lock+0x75/0xe0\n[ 7.350108] kasan_report+0xce/0x100\n[ 7.350109] ? _raw_spin_lock+0x75/0xe0\n[ 7.350114] kasan_check_range+0x105/0x1b0\n[ 7.350116] _raw_spin_lock+0x75/0xe0\n[ 7.350118] ? __pfx__raw_spin_lock+0x10/0x10\n[ 7.350119] ? __call_rcu_common.constprop.0+0x25e/0x780\n[ 7.350125] ? close_id_del_oplock+0x2cc/0x4e0\n[ 7.350128] __ksmbd_close_fd+0x27f/0xaf0\n[ 7.350131] ksmbd_close_fd+0x135/0x1b0\n[ 7.350133] smb2_close+0xb19/0x15b0\n[ 7.350142] ? __pfx_smb2_close+0x10/0x10\n[ 7.350143] ? xas_load+0x18/0x270\n[ 7.350146] ? _raw_spin_lock+0x84/0xe0\n[ 7.350148] ? __pfx__raw_spin_lock+0x10/0x10\n[ 7.350150] ? _raw_spin_unlock+0xe/0x30\n[ 7.350151] ? ksmbd_smb2_check_message+0xeb2/0x24c0\n[ 7.350153] ? ksmbd_tree_conn_lookup+0xcd/0xf0\n[ 7.350154] handle_ksmbd_work+0x40f/0x1080\n[ 7.350156] process_one_work+0x5fa/0xef0\n[ 7.350162] ? assign_work+0x122/0x3e0\n[ 7.350163] worker_thread+0x54b/0xf70\n[ 7.350165] ? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10\n[ 7.350166] kthread+0x346/0x470\n[ 7.350170] ? recalc_sigpending+0x19b/0x230\n[ 7.350176] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10\n[ 7.350178] ret_from_fork+0x4fb/0x6c0\n[ 7.350183] ? __pfx_ret_from_fork+0x10/0x10\n[ 7.350185] ? __switch_to+0x36c/0xbe0\n[ 7.350188] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10\n[ 7.350190] ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30\n[ 7.350197] </TASK>\n[ 7.350197]\n[ 7.355160] Allocated by task 123:\n[ 7.355261] kasan_save_stack+0x33/0x60\n[ 7.355373] kasan_save_track+0x14/0x30\n[ 7.355484] __kasan_kmalloc+0x8f/0xa0\n[ 7.355593] ksmbd_conn_alloc+0x44/0x6d0\n[ 7.355711] ksmbd_kthread_fn+0x243/0xd70\n[ 7.355839] kthread+0x346/0x470\n[ 7.355942] ret_from_fork+0x4fb/0x6c0\n[ 7.356051] ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30\n[ 7.356164]\n[ 7.356214] Freed by task 134:\n[ 7.356305] kasan_save_stack+0x33/0x60\n[ 7.356416] kasan_save_track+0x14/0x30\n[ 7.356527] kasan_save_free_info+0x3b/0x60\n[ 7.356646] __kasan_slab_free+0x43/0x70\n[ 7.356761] kfree+0x1ca/0x430\n[ 7.356862] ksmbd_tcp_disconnect+0x59/0xe0\n[ 7.356993] ksmbd_conn_handler_loop+0x77e/0xd40\n[ 7.357138] kthread+0x346/0x470\n[ 7.357240] ret_from_fork+0x4fb/0x6c0\n[ 7.357350] ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30\n[ 7.357463]\n[ 7.357513] The buggy address belongs to the object at ffff8881056ac000\n[ 7.357513] which belongs to the cache kmalloc-1k of size 1024\n[ 7.357857] The buggy address is located 396 bytes inside of\n[ 7.357857] freed 1024-byte region \n---truncated---"}], "metrics": [{"cvssV3_1": {"version": "3.1", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "baseScore": 9.8, "baseSeverity": "CRITICAL"}}], "affected": [{"product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": ["fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c"], "versions": [{"version": "8df4bcdb0a4232192b2445256c39b787d58ef14d", "lessThan": "b0158d9d6f4ec5941e49a0b812735db2844f9975", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "c8efcc786146a951091588e5fa7e3c754850cb3c", "lessThan": "568a25fd7bcdfb2790f7d42aa2a440dca4435c96", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "c8efcc786146a951091588e5fa7e3c754850cb3c", "lessThan": "a5828c14a9e3d5eeed0bcc0a58f0f3fbca0cdcb2", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "c8efcc786146a951091588e5fa7e3c754850cb3c", "lessThan": "9b0792c3eacf01e67f356d6ef9707b0ae5022419", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "c8efcc786146a951091588e5fa7e3c754850cb3c", "lessThan": "b425e4d0eb321a1116ddbf39636333181675d8f4", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}]}, {"product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "affected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": ["fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c"], "versions": [{"version": "6.9", "status": "affected"}, {"version": "0", "lessThan": "6.9", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "6.6.130", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.6.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "6.12.78", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.12.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "6.18.20", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.18.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "6.19.10", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.19.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "7.0", "lessThanOrEqual": "*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"}]}], "cpeApplicability": [{"nodes": [{"operator": "OR", "negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.6.32", "versionEndExcluding": "6.6.130"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.9", "versionEndExcluding": "6.12.78"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.9", "versionEndExcluding": "6.18.20"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.9", "versionEndExcluding": "6.19.10"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.9", "versionEndExcluding": "7.0"}]}]}], "references": [{"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0158d9d6f4ec5941e49a0b812735db2844f9975"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/568a25fd7bcdfb2790f7d42aa2a440dca4435c96"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a5828c14a9e3d5eeed0bcc0a58f0f3fbca0cdcb2"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b0792c3eacf01e67f356d6ef9707b0ae5022419"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b425e4d0eb321a1116ddbf39636333181675d8f4"}], "title": "ksmbd: fix use-after-free in durable v2 replay of active file handles", "x_generator": {"engine": "bippy-1.2.0"}}}}

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__pfx__raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x10/0x10\n[ 7.350101] ? __pfx___mod_timer+0x10/0x10\n[ 7.350106] ? _raw_spin_lock+0x75/0xe0\n[ 7.350108] kasan_report+0xce/0x100\n[ 7.350109] ? _raw_spin_lock+0x75/0xe0\n[ 7.350114] kasan_check_range+0x105/0x1b0\n[ 7.350116] _raw_spin_lock+0x75/0xe0\n[ 7.350118] ? __pfx__raw_spin_lock+0x10/0x10\n[ 7.350119] ? __call_rcu_common.constprop.0+0x25e/0x780\n[ 7.350125] ? close_id_del_oplock+0x2cc/0x4e0\n[ 7.350128] __ksmbd_close_fd+0x27f/0xaf0\n[ 7.350131] ksmbd_close_fd+0x135/0x1b0\n[ 7.350133] smb2_close+0xb19/0x15b0\n[ 7.350142] ? __pfx_smb2_close+0x10/0x10\n[ 7.350143] ? xas_load+0x18/0x270\n[ 7.350146] ? _raw_spin_lock+0x84/0xe0\n[ 7.350148] ? __pfx__raw_spin_lock+0x10/0x10\n[ 7.350150] ? _raw_spin_unlock+0xe/0x30\n[ 7.350151] ? ksmbd_smb2_check_message+0xeb2/0x24c0\n[ 7.350153] ? ksmbd_tree_conn_lookup+0xcd/0xf0\n[ 7.350154] handle_ksmbd_work+0x40f/0x1080\n[ 7.350156] process_one_work+0x5fa/0xef0\n[ 7.350162] ? assign_work+0x122/0x3e0\n[ 7.350163] worker_thread+0x54b/0xf70\n[ 7.350165] ? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10\n[ 7.350166] kthread+0x346/0x470\n[ 7.350170] ? recalc_sigpending+0x19b/0x230\n[ 7.350176] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10\n[ 7.350178] ret_from_fork+0x4fb/0x6c0\n[ 7.350183] ? __pfx_ret_from_fork+0x10/0x10\n[ 7.350185] ? __switch_to+0x36c/0xbe0\n[ 7.350188] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10\n[ 7.350190] ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30\n[ 7.350197] </TASK>\n[ 7.350197]\n[ 7.355160] Allocated by task 123:\n[ 7.355261] kasan_save_stack+0x33/0x60\n[ 7.355373] kasan_save_track+0x14/0x30\n[ 7.355484] __kasan_kmalloc+0x8f/0xa0\n[ 7.355593] ksmbd_conn_alloc+0x44/0x6d0\n[ 7.355711] ksmbd_kthread_fn+0x243/0xd70\n[ 7.355839] kthread+0x346/0x470\n[ 7.355942] ret_from_fork+0x4fb/0x6c0\n[ 7.356051] ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30\n[ 7.356164]\n[ 7.356214] Freed by task 134:\n[ 7.356305] kasan_save_stack+0x33/0x60\n[ 7.356416] kasan_save_track+0x14/0x30\n[ 7.356527] kasan_save_free_info+0x3b/0x60\n[ 7.356646] __kasan_slab_free+0x43/0x70\n[ 7.356761] kfree+0x1ca/0x430\n[ 7.356862] ksmbd_tcp_disconnect+0x59/0xe0\n[ 7.356993] ksmbd_conn_handler_loop+0x77e/0xd40\n[ 7.357138] kthread+0x346/0x470\n[ 7.357240] ret_from_fork+0x4fb/0x6c0\n[ 7.357350] ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30\n[ 7.357463]\n[ 7.357513] The buggy address belongs to the object at ffff8881056ac000\n[ 7.357513] which belongs to the cache kmalloc-1k of size 1024\n[ 7.357857] The buggy address is located 396 bytes inside of\n[ 7.357857] freed 1024-byte region \n---truncated---"}], "id": "CVE-2026-23427", "lastModified": "2026-04-27T14:16:32.007", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 9.8, "baseSeverity": "CRITICAL", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 3.9, "impactScore": 5.9, "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "type": "Secondary"}, {"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 7.8, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 1.8, "impactScore": 5.9, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}, "published": "2026-04-03T16:16:23.797", "references": [{"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/568a25fd7bcdfb2790f7d42aa2a440dca4435c96"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b0792c3eacf01e67f356d6ef9707b0ae5022419"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a5828c14a9e3d5eeed0bcc0a58f0f3fbca0cdcb2"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0158d9d6f4ec5941e49a0b812735db2844f9975"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b425e4d0eb321a1116ddbf39636333181675d8f4"}], "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "vulnStatus": "Modified", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-416"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}

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