CVE-2026-64597
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: fix double-free in SMB2_close() replay A response-bearing attempt can return a replayable error and free its response buffer.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.36%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: fix double-free in SMB2_close() replay A response-bearing attempt can return a replayable error and free its response buffer. If SMB2_close_init() fails before the next send, cleanup retains the previous buffer type and frees that response again. Reset response bookkeeping before each attempt to prevent the stale free.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.36% probability · 29th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/037511726228aaf165c7067ff2bfc88eaecdf1f3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0aa97edf7c347c0f54e7e60c4740574b8120c66a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b18ed621dbfceecea5539848cddcb9272c9a61e1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d15d83125007f673aec4323e1bbbaaffbe87ea13
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f96e1cdcb63ed3321142ff2fcdf784e32cda8fee
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.