CVE-2025-40039
Published: Oct 28, 2025
Modified: May 27, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: Fix race condition in RPC handle list access The 'sess->rpc_handle_list' XArray manages RPC handles within a ksmbd session. Access to this list is intended to be protected by 'sess->rpc_lock' (an rw_semaphore). However, the locking implementation was flawed, leading to potential race conditions. In ksmbd_session_rpc_open(), the code incorrectly acquired only a read lock before calling xa_store() and xa_erase(). Since these operations modify the XArray structure, a write lock is required to ensure exclusive access and prevent data corruption from concurrent modifications. Furthermore, ksmbd_session_rpc_method() accessed the list using xa_load() without holding any lock at all. This could lead to reading inconsistent data or a potential use-after-free if an entry is concurrently removed and the pointer is dereferenced. Fix these issues by: 1. Using down_write() and up_write() in ksmbd_session_rpc_open() to ensure exclusive access during XArray modification, and ensuring the lock is correctly released on error paths. 2. Adding down_read() and up_read() in ksmbd_session_rpc_method() to safely protect the lookup.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
Linux | Linux | affected a4348710a7267705b75692dc1a000920481d1d92 - < 69674b029002b1d90b655f014bdf64f404efa54daffected b685757c7b08d5073046fb379be965fd6c06aafc - < 6b615a8fb3af0baf8126cde3d4fee97d57222ffcaffected b685757c7b08d5073046fb379be965fd6c06aafc - < 5cc679ba0f4505936124cd4179ba66bb0a4bd9f3affected b685757c7b08d5073046fb379be965fd6c06aafc - < 6bd7e0e55dcea2cf0d391bbc21c2eb069b4be3e1affected b685757c7b08d5073046fb379be965fd6c06aafc - < 305853cce379407090a73b38c5de5ba748893aee+3 more versions |
Linux | Linux | affected 6.3unaffected 0 - < 6.3unaffected 6.6.123 - <= 6.6.*unaffected 6.12.53 - <= 6.12.*unaffected 6.17.3 - <= 6.17.*+1 more versions |
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