CVE-2026-99276
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: defer connection scavenging while session locks are busy The expiration worker holds conn_list_lock for reading while checking for authenticated sessions. Without this change, the check can wait for conn->session_lock or sessions_table_lock. In destroy_previous_session(), the status updates after ksmbd_conn_wait_idle_sess() run with both session locks held for writing. Both the KSMBD_SESS_GOOD error path and the KSMBD_SESS_NEED_SETUP success path call ksmbd_all_conn_set_status(), which takes conn_list_lock for reading. A writer queued on conn_list_lock can block these new read acquisitions. The worker then waits for a session lock held by destroy_previous_session(), which waits behind the writer. The writer cannot proceed until the worker releases conn_list_lock. Try both session locks instead of waiting in the scavenging check. Keep the connection when either lock is busy and let the periodic worker retry later.
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Technical explanation & impact
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Affected products and versions
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Remediation & validation
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- Review the linked vendor security advisory or patch notes. Upgrade to a vendor-confirmed fixed release; do not infer a fixed version from the CVE description.
- Until patched, consider restricting network access or disabling the affected feature where operationally safe. These are temporary controls, not a substitute for a vendor fix.
- Validate the remediation with a version check and vulnerability rescan, then retain change evidence.
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Vendor advisories, patches & exploit references
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e4e8b38994a0b0fc23f00ca6698b469a41abe70 REFERENCE 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4bae7af1154089be87c7475218264fcbfd16d10 REFERENCE 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67