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        "cveId": "CVE-2026-72492",
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        "dateReserved": "2026-08-09T03:40:39.936Z",
        "datePublished": "2026-08-15T05:57:26.967Z",
        "dateUpdated": "2026-08-17T05:44:53.329Z"
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                    "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nksmbd: fix use-after-free in same_client_has_lease()\n\nsame_client_has_lease() returns an opinfo pointer from ci->m_op_list\nafter dropping ci->m_lock without taking a reference.\n\nsmb_grant_oplock() then dereferences that pointer in copy_lease() and\nwhen checking breaking_cnt. A concurrent close can remove the old lease\nfrom ci->m_op_list and drop the last reference before the caller uses\nthe returned pointer, leading to a use-after-free.\n\nTake a reference when same_client_has_lease() selects an existing lease,\ndrop any previous match while scanning, and release the returned\nreference in smb_grant_oplock() after copying the lease state."
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                            "value": "AV:N - ksmbd is the in-kernel SMB server on TCP/445; the UAF is reached when a remote client sends SMB2_CREATE with a lease context, handled via ksmbd_conn_handler_loop() through smb2_open() and smb_grant_oplock() into same_client_has_lease().\nAC:L - The attacker controls both sides of the race by holding a leased open on one SMB connection while concurrently issuing SMB2_CREATE (lease upgrade) and SMB2_CLOSE on another connection or channel; no victim-dependent timing or memory layout is required.\nPR:L - Exploitation requires a valid SMB2 session, tree connect, and share permission to open/close the target file with SMB3 leasing enabled; smb2_check_user_session() rejects SMB2_CREATE without SMB2_SESSION_VALID, so this is not reachable on pre-authentication negotiate/echo paths.\nUI:N - No victim interaction is required; the attacker drives all SMB2_CREATE and SMB2_CLOSE operations on their own client connection(s) to trigger the concurrent lease lookup and file close.\nS:U - Impact is kernel heap corruption and privilege escalation on the SMB server host within the ksmbd/kernel security authority; it does not cross a VM, container, or IOMMU boundary.\nC:H - Use-after-free of a freed oplock_info/lease object in copy_lease() reads attacker-influenced slab contents (level, lease state, keys, flags, epoch), enabling kernel memory disclosure and arbitrary-read primitive construction.\nI:H - The UAF dereferences freed oplock_info and embedded lease pointers during copy_lease() and breaking_cnt checks, enabling heap grooming and memory corruption exploitable for arbitrary write or control-flow hijack as root.\nA:H - Concurrent close can free the oplock_info before smb_grant_oplock() uses it, causing reliable kernel memory corruption, oops, or panic and repeatable remote denial of service against the server."
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