CVE-2026-90165

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb/server: fix invalid pointer dereference in ksmbd_stop_durable_scavenger() See the procedure below: ksmbd_launch_ksmbd_durable_scavenger durable_scavenger_running = true server_conf.dh_task = kthread_run() // fail, dh_task is an ERR_PTR() server_ctrl_handle_reset ksmbd_stop_durable_scavenger kthread_stop(server_conf.dh_task) // invalid pointer

CVSS

No CVSS.

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f8651f6bb52159c9e23993c77a2b51b9505ad64
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2eb72b4d53bb9d8d6c00f3f794eaccb4b1ce5ed
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af9cb997d13a17029a0d3863e33f4c837e27a8ae
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2d78c199dfd983638662ace0612d4fade3dbea1
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bef46b604732d83f8da29f782868de4d25bf972c

Configurations

No configuration.

History

17 Sep 2026, 17:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-09-17 17:17

Updated : 2026-09-17 17:17

NVD link : CVE-2026-90165

Mitre link : CVE-2026-90165

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-90165

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

No CWE.

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