CVE-2026-31477
ksmbd: fix memory leaks and NULL deref in smb2_lock()
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
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.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2026-03-09 CVE Reserved
- 2026-04-22 CVE Published
- 2026-04-28 EPSS Updated
- 2026-05-11 CVE Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference
CAPEC
References (7)
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| https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9 | Vuln. Introduced |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 5.15 < 6.1.168 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 5.15 < 6.1.168" | en |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 5.15 < 6.6.131 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 5.15 < 6.6.131" | en |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 5.15 < 6.12.80 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 5.15 < 6.12.80" | en |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 5.15 < 6.18.21 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 5.15 < 6.18.21" | en |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 5.15 < 6.19.11 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 5.15 < 6.19.11" | en |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 5.15 < 7.0 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 5.15 < 7.0" | en |
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