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VulnerabilityCVE-2026-98870

Linux kernel: ksmbd: remove stale channels from all sessions on teardown

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: remove stale channels from all sessions on teardown ksmbd_sessions_deregister() removes a connection's channels from other sessions' channel lists only while conn->binding is still set: if (conn->binding) { hash_for_each_safe(sessions_table, ...)

At a glance

Exploited
Not known
Severity
8.8 High (CVSS 3.1)
Chance of exploitation
0.5% in the next 30 days
Sources
1 source

What to do

Check the vendor advisory for affected versions and fixes.

Read NVD CVE-2026-98870 (opens a new tab)

What happened

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

ksmbd: remove stale channels from all sessions on teardown

ksmbd_sessions_deregister() removes a connection's channels from other sessions' channel lists only while conn->binding is still set:

if (conn->binding) { hash_for_each_safe(sessions_table, ...) ksmbd_chann_del(conn, sess); }

Continue reading

conn->binding is a transient flag: it is cleared once a binding SESSION_SETUP completes, and also by a subsequent non-binding SESSION_SETUP on the same connection (a reauthentication on a bound channel, or a new SessionId==0 setup).

A connection that has bound a channel into another session's ksmbd_chann_list and then clears conn->binding leaves that channel behind when it disconnects: the channel, whose chann->conn points at the now freed struct ksmbd_conn, stays on the owner session's list.

When the owning connection later tears down, the second loop dereferences the stale channel:

xa_for_each(&sess->ksmbd_chann_list, chann_id, chann) if (chann->conn != conn) ksmbd_conn_set_exiting(chann->conn); /* freed */

which is a use-after-free write into the freed ksmbd_conn (the same stale channel is also walked by show_proc_session() through /proc). The session is leaked as well, because its channel list never empties.

Remove the conn->binding gate so a connection always removes its channels from every session on teardown.

Scores and how they were measured

CVSS base severity

8.8

Version 3.1As of

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Measurement source (opens a new tab)

How bad it is if exploited. Not a prediction of exploitation or proof you are exposed.

EPSS probability

0.5%

Scored Percentile 45.4%

Model and measurement source (opens a new tab)

A model's estimate of exploitation in the next 30 days, not certainty or your own risk.

Related technology

Sources

  1. Primary source

    NVD CVE-2026-98870 (opens a new tab)

    NVD record: description, CVSS (the CNA score is preferred), affected products, and publication date. Not evidence of exploitation.

    Published Checked

  2. Primary source

    NVD CVE API 2.0 (opens a new tab)

    The NVD API page that supplied this CVE record.

    Published Date not suppliedChecked

  3. Primary source

    FIRST measured EPSS score (opens a new tab)

    Measured EPSS probability and percentile for CVE-2026-98870, scored 2026-10-26. This is a model estimate, not proof of exposure.

    Published Checked

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APA

KEVWire. (2026, October 24). Linux kernel: ksmbd: remove stale channels from all sessions on teardown (CVE-2026-98870). https://kevwire.com/record/CVE-2026-98870

MLA

"Linux kernel: ksmbd: remove stale channels from all sessions on teardown (CVE-2026-98870)." KEVWire, 24 Oct. 2026, kevwire.com/record/CVE-2026-98870.

Chicago

KEVWire. "Linux kernel: ksmbd: remove stale channels from all sessions on teardown (CVE-2026-98870)." Last modified October 24, 2026. https://kevwire.com/record/CVE-2026-98870.

Evidence summary (plain text)

Linux kernel: ksmbd: remove stale channels from all sessions on teardown (Oct 23, 2026).
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ksmbd: remove stale channels from all sessions on teardown

ksmbd_sessions_deregister() removes a connection's channels from other
sessions' channel lists only while conn->binding is still set:

	if (conn->binding) {
		hash_for_each_safe(sessions_table, ...)
			ksmbd_chann_del(conn, sess);
	}

conn->binding is a transient flag: it is cleared once a binding
SESSION_SETUP completes, and also by a subsequent non-binding
SESSION_SETUP on the same connection (a reauthentication on a bound
channel, or a new SessionId==0 setup). A connection that has bound a
channel into another session's ksmbd_chann_list and then clears
conn->binding leaves that channel behind when it disconnects: the
channel, whose chann->conn points at the now freed struct ksmbd_conn,
stays on the owner session's list.

When the owning connection later tears down, the second loop
dereferences the stale channel:

	xa_for_each(&sess->ksmbd_chann_list, chann_id, chann)
		if (chann->conn != conn)
			ksmbd_conn_set_exiting(chann->conn);   /* freed */

which is a use-after-free write into the freed ksmbd_conn (the same
stale channel is also walked by show_proc_session() through /proc). The
session is leaked as well, because its channel list never empties.

Remove the conn->binding gate so a connection always removes its
channels from every session on teardown.
CVSS 8.8 (version 3.1; evidence as of Oct 24, 2026; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98870).
EPSS 0.5% for the following 30 days, scored Oct 26, 2026 (https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-98870&date=2026-10-26).
Sources:
NVD CVE-2026-98870: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98870
NVD CVE API 2.0: https://services.nvd.nist.gov/rest/json/cves/2.0?pubStartDate=2026-10-12T13:35:55.142Z&pubEndDate=2026-10-26T13:35:55.142Z&resultsPerPage=500&startIndex=8500
FIRST measured EPSS score: https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-98870&date=2026-10-26
Record ID: CVE-2026-98870.
Record origin: Ingested record.
AI evidence: Not assessed.
Known exploitation: Not assessed.
Zero-day status: Not assessed. KEV membership alone does not establish zero-day status.
About this data

This record was ingested from a data source. Retrieved: Oct 27, 2026, 01:40 UTC. Ingestion is not an independent editorial investigation.

NVD status: Received. Publication in the NVD is not evidence of exploitation.

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