CVE-2026-52996

Technical Description

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

ksmbd: fix durable fd leak on ClientGUID mismatch in durable v2 open

ksmbd_lookup_fd_cguid() returns a ksmbd_file with its refcount

incremented via ksmbd_fp_get(). parse_durable_handle_context() in

the DURABLE_REQ_V2 case properly releases this reference on every

path inside the ClientGUID-match branch, either by calling

ksmbd_put_durable_fd() or by transferring ownership to dh_info->fp

for a successful reconnect. However, when an entry exists in the

global file table with the same CreateGuid but a different

ClientGUID, the code simply falls through to the new-open path

without dropping the reference obtained from ksmbd_lookup_fd_cguid().

Per MS-SMB2 section 3.3.5.9.10 ("Handling the

SMB2_CREATE_DURABLE_HANDLE_REQUEST_V2 Create Context"), the server

MUST locate an Open whose Open.CreateGuid matches the request's

CreateGuid AND whose Open.ClientGuid matches the ClientGuid of the

connection that received the request.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

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