Bug 2554895 (CVE-2026-98449)

Summary:	CVE-2026-98449 kernel: smb: client: delete compound mids on send failure before unlock
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev>
Status:	NEW ---	QA Contact:
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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. This issue may allow a remote attacker or malicious server to trigger a Denial of Service (DoS) by inducing network transmission failures during compound request processing. Because the client releases its connection lock without first clearing pending requests from the queue upon a send failure, a subsequent reconnection attempt improperly accounts for tracking credits twice. This error leads to internal state corruption, kernel warnings, and potential system instability.	Story Points:	---
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-10-18 15:26:17 UTC

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

smb: client: delete compound mids on send failure before unlock

When sending a compound request fails, smb_send_rqst() kicks off a
reconnect. compound_send_recv() still has those mids on pending_mid_q,
but it unlocks the server without removing them first.

During reconnect, cifs_abort_connection() walks pending_mid_q and runs
each mid callback. With no response yet, those callbacks return credits
and drop in_flight. Then compound_send_recv()'s send-error path returns
the same credits again. in_flight ends up decremented twice and
smb2_add_credits() WARNs.

syzbot hits this during SMB2_negotiate when the socket send fails.

cifs_call_async() already calls delete_mid() before unlock on send
failure. Do the same for compound chains and set cancelled_mid[] so the
out: path does not delete them again.