CVE-2025-40039

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel - Race Condition in ksmbd RPC Handle List

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

Scores

CVSS v3 4.7
EPSS 0.0012
EPSS Percentile 2.2%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-362
Status published
Products (18)
linux/Kernel 6.13.0 - 6.17.3linux
linux/Kernel 6.3.0 - 6.6.123linux
linux/Kernel 6.7.0 - 6.12.53linux
Linux/Linux < 6.3
Linux/Linux 052b41ef2abe274f068e892aee81406f11bd1f3a
Linux/Linux 1f485b54d04a920723984062c912174330a05178
Linux/Linux 5.15.145 - 5.16
Linux/Linux 6.12.53 - 6.12.*
Linux/Linux 6.17.3 - 6.17.*
Linux/Linux 6.18
... and 8 more
Published Oct 28, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026