GHSA-6vvf-f9vp-vcgvCriticalCVSS 9.8

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: protect...

Published
July 19, 2026
Last Modified
July 20, 2026

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📋 Description

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

smb: client: protect tc_count increment in smb2_find_smb_sess_tcon_unlocked()

Commit 96c4af418586 ("cifs: Fix locking usage for tcon fields") refactored cifs code to change cifs_tcp_ses_lock for tc_lock around tc_count changes.

There was missing lock around tc_count increment inside smb2_find_smb_sess_tcon_unlocked().

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