Bug 2541115 (CVE-2026-97562) - CVE-2026-97562 kernel: smb: client: pin DFS superblock in iterator callback
Summary: CVE-2026-97562 kernel: smb: client: pin DFS superblock in iterator callback
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-97562
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-09-25 10:49 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-09-29 03:10 UTC (History)
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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.


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