In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
smb: client: fix potential cfid UAF in smb2_query_info_compound
When smb2_query_info_compound() retries, a previously allocated cfid may
have been freed in the first attempt.
Because cfid wasn't reset on replay, later cleanup could act on a stale
pointer, leading to a potential use-after-free.
Reinitialize cfid to NULL under the replay label.
Example trace (trimmed):
refcount_t: underflow; use-after-free.
WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 11224 at ../lib/refcount.c:28 refcount_warn_saturate+0x9c/0x110
[...]
RIP: 0010:refcount_warn_saturate+0x9c/0x110
[...]
Call Trace:
<TASK>
smb2_query_info_compound+0x29c/0x5c0 [cifs f90b72658819bd21c94769b6a652029a07a7172f]
? step_into+0x10d/0x690
? __legitimize_path+0x28/0x60
smb2_queryfs+0x6a/0xf0 [cifs f90b72658819bd21c94769b6a652029a07a7172f]
smb311_queryfs+0x12d/0x140 [cifs f90b72658819bd21c94769b6a652029a07a7172f]
? kmem_cache_alloc+0x18a/0x340
? getname_flags+0x46/0x1e0
cifs_statfs+0x9f/0x2b0 [cifs f90b72658819bd21c94769b6a652029a07a7172f]
statfs_by_dentry+0x67/0x90
vfs_statfs+0x16/0xd0
user_statfs+0x54/0xa0
__do_sys_statfs+0x20/0x50
do_syscall_64+0x58/0x80
Metrics
Affected Vendors & Products
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| Linux |
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References
History
Mon, 08 Dec 2025 01:15:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: fix potential cfid UAF in smb2_query_info_compound When smb2_query_info_compound() retries, a previously allocated cfid may have been freed in the first attempt. Because cfid wasn't reset on replay, later cleanup could act on a stale pointer, leading to a potential use-after-free. Reinitialize cfid to NULL under the replay label. Example trace (trimmed): refcount_t: underflow; use-after-free. WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 11224 at ../lib/refcount.c:28 refcount_warn_saturate+0x9c/0x110 [...] RIP: 0010:refcount_warn_saturate+0x9c/0x110 [...] Call Trace: <TASK> smb2_query_info_compound+0x29c/0x5c0 [cifs f90b72658819bd21c94769b6a652029a07a7172f] ? step_into+0x10d/0x690 ? __legitimize_path+0x28/0x60 smb2_queryfs+0x6a/0xf0 [cifs f90b72658819bd21c94769b6a652029a07a7172f] smb311_queryfs+0x12d/0x140 [cifs f90b72658819bd21c94769b6a652029a07a7172f] ? kmem_cache_alloc+0x18a/0x340 ? getname_flags+0x46/0x1e0 cifs_statfs+0x9f/0x2b0 [cifs f90b72658819bd21c94769b6a652029a07a7172f] statfs_by_dentry+0x67/0x90 vfs_statfs+0x16/0xd0 user_statfs+0x54/0xa0 __do_sys_statfs+0x20/0x50 do_syscall_64+0x58/0x80 | |
| Title | smb: client: fix potential cfid UAF in smb2_query_info_compound | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| References |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published: 2025-12-08T00:46:47.670Z
Updated: 2025-12-08T00:46:47.670Z
Reserved: 2025-04-16T07:20:57.186Z
Link: CVE-2025-40320
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2025-12-08T01:16:04.670
Modified: 2025-12-08T18:26:19.900
Link: CVE-2025-40320
Redhat
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