Bug 2388928 (CVE-2025-38527)

Summary: CVE-2025-38527 kernel: smb: client: fix use-after-free in cifs_oplock_break
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2025-08-16 12:01:53 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

smb: client: fix use-after-free in cifs_oplock_break

A race condition can occur in cifs_oplock_break() leading to a
use-after-free of the cinode structure when unmounting:

  cifs_oplock_break()
    _cifsFileInfo_put(cfile)
      cifsFileInfo_put_final()
        cifs_sb_deactive()
          [last ref, start releasing sb]
            kill_sb()
              kill_anon_super()
                generic_shutdown_super()
                  evict_inodes()
                    dispose_list()
                      evict()
                        destroy_inode()
                          call_rcu(&inode->i_rcu, i_callback)
    spin_lock(&cinode->open_file_lock)  <- OK
                            [later] i_callback()
                              cifs_free_inode()
                                kmem_cache_free(cinode)
    spin_unlock(&cinode->open_file_lock)  <- UAF
    cifs_done_oplock_break(cinode)       <- UAF

The issue occurs when umount has already released its reference to the
superblock. When _cifsFileInfo_put() calls cifs_sb_deactive(), this
releases the last reference, triggering the immediate cleanup of all
inodes under RCU. However, cifs_oplock_break() continues to access the
cinode after this point, resulting in use-after-free.

Fix this by holding an extra reference to the superblock during the
entire oplock break operation. This ensures that the superblock and
its inodes remain valid until the oplock break completes.

Comment 8 errata-xmlrpc 2025-09-29 05:05:41 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Via RHSA-2025:16880 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:16880

Comment 9 errata-xmlrpc 2025-09-29 07:47:58 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

Via RHSA-2025:16904 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:16904

Comment 10 errata-xmlrpc 2025-10-01 00:21:48 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions

Via RHSA-2025:17123 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:17123

Comment 11 errata-xmlrpc 2025-10-01 00:22:20 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions

Via RHSA-2025:17122 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:17122

Comment 12 errata-xmlrpc 2025-10-01 00:24:46 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutions
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service

Via RHSA-2025:17124 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:17124

Comment 13 errata-xmlrpc 2025-10-02 09:54:06 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support

Via RHSA-2025:17241 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:17241

Comment 14 errata-xmlrpc 2025-10-06 15:38:38 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Via RHSA-2025:17398 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:17398

Comment 15 errata-xmlrpc 2025-10-06 21:36:07 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Via RHSA-2025:17397 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:17397

Comment 16 errata-xmlrpc 2025-10-08 15:12:09 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service

Via RHSA-2025:17570 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:17570