CVE-2026-68381

Critical

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: pin conn during async oplock break notification smb2_oplock_break_noti() and smb2_lease_break_noti() store a ksmbd_conn pointer in an async ksmbd_work and then queue that work on ksmbd-io. The work only increments conn->r_count, which prevents teardown from passing the pending-request wait after the increment, but it does not pin the struct ksmbd_conn object. If connection teardown races with an oplock break notification, the last conn reference can be dropped before the queued worker finishes. The worker then uses the freed conn in ksmbd_conn_write() and ksmbd_conn_r_count_dec(). Take a real conn reference when publishing the conn pointer to the async work item, and drop it after the notification work has decremented r_count. Apply the same lifetime rule to lease break notification, which uses the same work->conn pattern.

SeverityCritical
CVSS9.8
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux
PublishedAug 10, 2026
First seenAug 10, 2026

How to fix

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  • Linux Linuxdab1493bc9d97947f1219d6823c2e2a28636021b, 0f72fc9659d7f585460d43c158055df5afdcffb6, 793e1c7041b93af96ff87e678329bc16aee7ba88, 6ecb252efa0b413ac3d9979fb4eec247f8fc1258, 14062c74e5b25c27edcff7a2fe0dc701c930b372, aa5d8f3f96aa11a4a54ce993c11ce8af11c546f9, 6.6.148, 6.12.101, 6.14 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
Linux Linux8e6508c7ecb1802909f294827eff38f301d0c937 ≤ v < dab1493bc9d97947f1219d6823c2e2a28636021b, 09aeab68033161cb54f194da93e51a11aee6144b ≤ v < 0f72fc9659d7f585460d43c158055df5afdcffb6, a4261bbc33fbf99b99c80aa3a2c5097611802980 ≤ v < 793e1c7041b93af96ff87e678329bc16aee7ba88, 3aa660c059240e0c795217182cf7df32909dd917 ≤ v < 6ecb252efa0b413ac3d9979fb4eec247f8fc1258, 3aa660c059240e0c795217182cf7df32909dd917 ≤ v < 14062c74e5b25c27edcff7a2fe0dc701c930b372, 3aa660c059240e0c795217182cf7df32909dd917 ≤ v < aa5d8f3f96aa11a4a54ce993c11ce8af11c546f9, f17d1c63a76b0fe8e9c78023a86507a3a6d62cfa, 6.6.84 ≤ v < 6.6.148, 6.12.20 ≤ v < 6.12.101, 6.13.8 ≤ v < 6.14, 6.14dab1493bc9d97947f1219d6823c2e2a28636021b, 0f72fc9659d7f585460d43c158055df5afdcffb6, 793e1c7041b93af96ff87e678329bc16aee7ba88, 6ecb252efa0b413ac3d9979fb4eec247f8fc1258, 14062c74e5b25c27edcff7a2fe0dc701c930b372, aa5d8f3f96aa11a4a54ce993c11ce8af11c546f9, 6.6.148, 6.12.101, 6.14

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