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CVE-2026-43376

VendorlinuxProductlinux kernelDiscoveredMay 8, 2026UpdatedMay 15, 2026

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: fix use-after-free by using call_rcu() for oplock_info ksmbd currently frees oplock_info immediately using kfree(), even though it is accessed under RCU read-side critical sections in places like opinfo_get() and proc_show_files(). Since there is no RCU grace period delay between nullifying the pointer and freeing the memory, a reader can still access oplock_info structure after it has been freed. This can leads to a use-after-free especially in opinfo_get() where atomic_inc_not_zero() is called on already freed memory. Fix this by switching to deferred freeing using call_rcu().

CVSS v3.1
9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS
0.44%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
8
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
EPSS Trend
Sep 25, 2026 → Oct 26, 2026
▼ 0.21pp
0.65% → 0.44% over 2 tracked changes
CVSS v3.1 Detail
Attack VectorNETWORK
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredNONE
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityHIGH
IntegrityHIGH
AvailabilityHIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Connections
10 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
May 8, 2026
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD May 15, 2026
Jul 1, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8490-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Jul 1, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8491-1: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
Jul 6, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8508-1: Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities
Jul 9, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8490-2: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities
Jul 15, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8545-1: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
Jul 15, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8546-1: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities
Jul 24, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8604-1: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Jul 24, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8605-1: Linux kernel (Azure CVM) vulnerabilities