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

ksmbd: retain connection for pending notify work

Deferred CHANGE_NOTIFY work keeps an async message ID after the original
request work is released. A durable handle can outlive its connection, so
the connection teardown can destroy its async IDA before the handle close
releases the pending notify work.

Give the synthetic deferred work a connection reference. Release it after
the async ID in ksmbd_free_work_struct(). This keeps the async IDA alive
until the deferred work is released, even when the original connection has
already left the connection list.

During server shutdown there is no client to receive a cleanup response.
Skip the write and only release the pending work.
Published: 2026-09-17
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KEV: No
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Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: retain connection for pending notify work Deferred CHANGE_NOTIFY work keeps an async message ID after the original request work is released. A durable handle can outlive its connection, so the connection teardown can destroy its async IDA before the handle close releases the pending notify work. Give the synthetic deferred work a connection reference. Release it after the async ID in ksmbd_free_work_struct(). This keeps the async IDA alive until the deferred work is released, even when the original connection has already left the connection list. During server shutdown there is no client to receive a cleanup response. Skip the write and only release the pending work.
Title ksmbd: retain connection for pending notify work
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-17T16:06:57.158Z

Reserved: 2026-09-11T19:38:34.790Z

Link: CVE-2026-90168

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-17T17:17:10.203

Modified: 2026-09-17T17:17:10.203

Link: CVE-2026-90168

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