Bug 2541115 (CVE-2026-97562)

Summary:	CVE-2026-97562 kernel: smb: client: pin DFS superblock in iterator callback
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev>
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Priority:	medium
Version:	unspecified	CC:	akhatavk, aos-team-art-private, asdas, dpaolell, jdelft, jupierce, lgarciaa, mbiarnes, ppalepu, ppostler, prdhamdh, rhel-process-autobot, sghai, sidsharm, suppawar, vlaad, watson-tool-maintainers
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Doc Text:	A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's SMB (Server Message Block) client. A race condition occurs when a Distributed File System (DFS) automount expires while the client processes active filesystem references, resulting in a use-after-free memory flaw. A local user could exploit this timing issue during automount operations to cause a system crash, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS), or potentially execute arbitrary code.	Story Points:	---
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-09-25 10:49:47 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

smb: client: pin DFS superblock in iterator callback

tcon_super_cb() stores a raw superblock pointer, but __cifs_get_super()
takes its active reference only after iterate_supers_type() has dropped
s_umount and its passive reference. Concurrent DFS automount expiry can
therefore free the superblock before cifs_sb_active() uses it.

A deterministic KASAN test reproduces the race as:

  BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in cifs_sb_active+0x77/0x80

The same test passes with this change applied.

Take the active reference in the callback while iterate_supers_type()
still holds s_umount shared. cifs_put_tcp_super() remains the matching
release.

Comment 1 gkamathe 2026-09-29 03:06:46 UTC

Upstream advisory:
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/security/vulns.git/plain/cve/published/2026/CVE-2026-97562.mbox