
#ALERT CVE-2026-98261 | CVSS 8.1 HIGH Linux kernel use-after-free in CIFS secondary channel handling. Server pointer accessed after memory freed, enabling potential RCE. Patch immediately. #CVE #Vulnerability #PatchNow #Linux https://t.co/myOMiijfiO
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NVD description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cifs: Fix server use-after-free in cifs_chan_skip_or_disable() When a secondary channel is no longer supported by the server, cifs_chan_skip_or_disable() drops the channel reference with cifs_put_tcp_session() and then continues to use the server pointer by calling cifs_signal_cifsd_for_reconnect() on it and reading its primary_server pointer. cifs_put_tcp_session() can drop the last reference of the channel and tear it down, so both the channel and the primary server (whose reference is also dropped by cifs_put_tcp_session()) can be freed before they are signaled for reconnect. Signal the channel and the primary server and capture the primary server pointer before dropping the channel reference with cifs_put_tcp_session().
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Exploitation
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#ALERT CVE-2026-98261 | CVSS 8.1 HIGH Linux kernel use-after-free in CIFS secondary channel handling. Server pointer accessed after memory freed, enabling potential RCE. Patch immediately. #CVE #Vulnerability #PatchNow #Linux https://t.co/myOMiijfiO