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cifs: Fix UAF in cifs_demultiplex_thread()

Published Mar 2, 2024 · Updated Aug 5, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

cifs: Fix UAF in cifs_demultiplex_thread()

There is a UAF when xfstests on cifs:

BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in smb2_is_network_name_deleted+0x27/0x160
Read of size 4 at addr ffff88810103fc08 by task cifsd/923

CPU: 1 PID: 923 Comm: cifsd Not tainted 6.1.0-rc4+ #45
...
Call Trace:
<TASK>
dump_stack_lvl+0x34/0x44
print_report+0x171/0x472
kasan_report+0xad/0x130
kasan_check_range+0x145/0x1a0
smb2_is_network_name_deleted+0x27/0x160
cifs_demultiplex_thread.cold+0x172/0x5a4
kthread+0x165/0x1a0
ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30
</TASK>

Allocated by task 923:
kasan_save_stack+0x1e/0x40
kasan_set_track+0x21/0x30
__kasan_slab_alloc+0x54/0x60
kmem_cache_alloc+0x147/0x320
mempool_alloc+0xe1/0x260
cifs_small_buf_get+0x24/0x60
allocate_buffers+0xa1/0x1c0
cifs_demultiplex_thread+0x199/0x10d0
kthread+0x165/0x1a0
ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30

Freed by task 921:
kasan_save_stack+0x1e/0x40
kasan_set_track+0x21/0x30
kasan_save_free_info+0x2a/0x40
____kasan_slab_free+0x143/0x1b0
kmem_cache_free+0xe3/0x4d0
cifs_small_buf_release+0x29/0x90
SMB2_negotiate+0x8b7/0x1c60
smb2_negotiate+0x51/0x70
cifs_negotiate_protocol+0xf0/0x160
cifs_get_smb_ses+0x5fa/0x13c0
mount_get_conns+0x7a/0x750
cifs_mount+0x103/0xd00
cifs_smb3_do_mount+0x1dd/0xcb0
smb3_get_tree+0x1d5/0x300
vfs_get_tree+0x41/0xf0
path_mount+0x9b3/0xdd0
__x64_sys_mount+0x190/0x1d0
do_syscall_64+0x35/0x80
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x46/0xb0

The UAF is because:

mount(pid: 921) | cifsd(pid: 923)
-------------------------------|-------------------------------
| cifs_demultiplex_thread
SMB2_negotiate |
cifs_send_recv |
compound_send_recv |
smb_send_rqst |
wait_for_response |
wait_event_state [1] |
| standard_receive3
| cifs_handle_standard
| handle_mid
| mid->resp_buf = buf; [2]
| dequeue_mid [3]
KILL the process [4] |
resp_iov[i].iov_base = buf |
free_rsp_buf [5] |
| is_network_name_deleted [6]
| callback

1. After send request to server, wait the response until
mid->mid_state != SUBMITTED;
2. Receive response from server, and set it to mid;
3. Set the mid state to RECEIVED;
4. Kill the process, the mid state already RECEIVED, get 0;
5. Handle and release the negotiate response;
6. UAF.

It can be easily reproduce with add some delay in [3] - [6].

Only sync call has the problem since async call's callback is
executed in cifsd process.

Add an extra state to mark the mid state to READY before wakeup the
waitter, then it can get the resp safely.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Linux Linux 2.6.16 5.4.297

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 linux 6.5.6-1 —
Debian 13 linux 6.5.6-1 —
Debian 12 linux 6.1.64-1 —
Debian 11 linux 5.10.237-1 DLA-4178-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 22.04 LTS linux-bluefield 5.15.0-1072.74 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-raspi-realtime No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux +1 5.15.0-144.157 USN-7654-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-aws 5.15.0-1088.95 USN-7654-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure 5.15.0-1075.84 USN-7123-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure-fde 5.15.0-1076.85.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gcp 5.15.0-1087.96 USN-7654-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gke +1 5.15.0-1085.91 USN-7654-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gkeop 5.15.0-1070.78 USN-7654-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-ibm 5.15.0-1080.83 USN-7654-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-intel-iotg 5.15.0-1083.89 USN-7654-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-kvm 5.15.0-1084.89 USN-7654-4
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia 5.15.0-1082.83 USN-7654-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia-6.5 6.5.0-1014.14 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra 5.15.0-1041.41 USN-7654-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra-igx 5.15.0-1030.30 USN-7654-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-raspi 5.15.0-1083.86 USN-7686-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-riscv +29 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-xilinx-zynqmp 5.15.0-1052.56 USN-7654-5
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-azure-5.15 5.15.0-1078.87~20.04.1 USN-7194-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gke +28 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp +14 No fix yet —
Show 14 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-hwe-edge No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-intel-iot-realtime 5.15.0-1081.83 USN-7654-2
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-realtime 5.15.0-1088.97 USN-7654-2
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 20.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 18.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 16.04 LTS linux-fips No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS linux-aws-fips 5.15.0-1088.95+fips1 USN-7654-3
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS linux-azure-fips 5.15.0-1075.84+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS linux-fips 5.15.0-144.157+fips1 USN-7654-3
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS linux-gcp-fips 5.15.0-1087.96+fips1 USN-7654-3
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 16.04 LTS linux-fips No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-preview 22.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux +10 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-aws-5.15 5.15.0-1088.95~20.04.1 USN-7654-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-gcp-5.15 5.15.0-1087.96~20.04.2 USN-7654-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-hwe-5.15 +1 5.15.0-144.157~20.04.1 USN-7654-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-ibm-5.15 5.15.0-1080.83~20.04.1 USN-7654-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-intel-iotg-5.15 5.15.0-1083.89~20.04.1 USN-7655-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 5.15.0-1041.41~20.04.1 USN-7654-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-oracle-5.15 5.15.0-1085.91~20.04.3 USN-7654-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-riscv-5.15 5.15.0-1083.87~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux +12 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux +7 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS linux +3 No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-64kb +6 5.14.21-150500.55.97.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0833-2, SUSE-SU-2025:0833-1
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.97.1.150500.6.45.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0833-2, SUSE-SU-2025:0833-1
SLES 15 SP4 kernel-64kb +6 5.14.21-150400.24.153.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0835-1
SLES 15 SP4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.153.1.150400.24.76.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0835-1
SLES 15 SP3 kernel-64kb +7 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1489-1
SLES 15 SP3 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1.150300.18.92.5 SUSE-SU-2024:1489-1
SLES 15 SP2 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150200.24.188.1.150200.9.95.3 SUSE-SU-2024:1454-1
SLES 15 SP2 kernel-docs +5 5.3.18-150200.24.188.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1454-1
SLES 12 SP5 kernel-syms +2 4.12.14-122.250.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0834-1
Show 21 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES for SAP 15 SP5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.97.1.150500.6.45.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0833-2, SUSE-SU-2025:0833-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP5 kernel-docs +4 5.14.21-150500.55.97.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0833-2, SUSE-SU-2025:0833-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.153.1.150400.24.76.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0835-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP4 kernel-docs +4 5.14.21-150400.24.153.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0835-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP3 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1.150300.18.92.5 SUSE-SU-2024:1489-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP3 kernel-docs +5 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1489-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP2 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150200.24.188.1.150200.9.95.3 SUSE-SU-2024:1454-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP2 kernel-docs +5 5.3.18-150200.24.188.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1454-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.97.1.150500.6.45.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0833-2, SUSE-SU-2025:0833-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-rt +1 5.14.21-150500.13.88.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0853-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-source +1 5.14.21-150500.55.97.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0833-2, SUSE-SU-2025:0833-1
SLE Micro 5.4 kernel-default 5.14.21-150400.24.153.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0835-1
SLE Micro 5.4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.153.1.150400.24.76.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0835-1
SLE Micro 5.4 kernel-rt +1 5.14.21-150400.15.112.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0945-1
SLE Micro 5.3 kernel-default 5.14.21-150400.24.153.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0835-1
SLE Micro 5.3 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.153.1.150400.24.76.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0835-1
SLE Micro 5.3 kernel-rt +1 5.14.21-150400.15.112.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0945-1
SLE Micro 5.2 kernel-default 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1489-1
SLE Micro 5.2 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1.150300.18.92.5 SUSE-SU-2024:1489-1
SLE Micro 5.2 kernel-rt +1 5.3.18-150300.166.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1465-1
SLE Micro 5.1 kernel-default 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1489-1
SLE Micro 5.1 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1.150300.18.92.5 SUSE-SU-2024:1489-1
SLE Micro 5.1 kernel-rt +1 5.3.18-150300.166.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1465-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 kernel-default 5.14.21-150500.55.97.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0833-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_24 1-150500.11.3.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0833-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP4 kernel-default 5.14.21-150400.24.153.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0835-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP4 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_37 1-150400.9.3.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0835-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP3 kernel-default 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1489-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP3 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_43 1-150300.7.3.5 SUSE-SU-2024:1489-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP2 kernel-default 5.3.18-150200.24.188.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1454-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP2 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_47 1-150200.5.3.3 SUSE-SU-2024:1454-1
SLE Live Patching 12 SP5 kernel-default 4.12.14-122.250.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0834-1
SLE Live Patching 12 SP5 kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_66 1-8.3.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0834-1
SLE HPC 15 SP5 kernel-64kb +5 5.14.21-150500.55.97.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0833-2, SUSE-SU-2025:0833-1
SLE HPC 15 SP5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.97.1.150500.6.45.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0833-2, SUSE-SU-2025:0833-1
SLE HPC 15 SP4 kernel-64kb +5 5.14.21-150400.24.153.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0835-1
SLE HPC 15 SP4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.153.1.150400.24.76.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0835-1
SLE HPC 15 SP3 kernel-64kb +6 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1489-1
SLE HPC 15 SP3 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1.150300.18.92.5 SUSE-SU-2024:1489-1
SLE HPC 15 SP2 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150200.24.188.1.150200.9.95.3 SUSE-SU-2024:1454-1
SLE HPC 15 SP2 kernel-docs +5 5.3.18-150200.24.188.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1454-1
SUSE Manager Server 4.3 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.153.1.150400.24.76.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0835-1
SUSE Manager Server 4.3 kernel-syms +3 5.14.21-150400.24.153.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0835-1
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.153.1.150400.24.76.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0835-1
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 kernel-syms +2 5.14.21-150400.24.153.1 SUSE-SU-2025:0835-1
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 kernel-64kb +6 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1489-1
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1.150300.18.92.5 SUSE-SU-2024:1489-1

Amazon Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Amazon Linux 2023 kernel-livepatch-6.1.56-82.125 1.0-0.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2023-385
Amazon Linux 2023 perf +13 6.1.56-82.125.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2023-385

Azure Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Azure Linux 2 (CBL-Mariner) kernel 5.15.182.1-1 —

Oracle Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Oracle Linux 8 bpftool +18 5.15.0-310.184.5.2.el9uek ELSA-2025-20470

Advisories 22

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