{"cve":"CVE-2026-64140","nvd":{"published":"2026-07-19T16:17:55.887","modified":"2026-08-18T12:40:01.143","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nksmbd: fix null pointer dereference in proc_show_files()\n\nWhen a SMB2 client opens a file with a durable v2 handle and then issues\nSMB2 SESSION_LOGOFF, session_fd_check() clears fp->tcon = NULL on the\nreconnectable file pointer but leaves the fp registered in global_ft.idr\nuntil the durable scavenger fires (up to fp->durable_timeout seconds\nlater).\n\nDuring that window any read of /proc/fs/ksmbd/files (mode 0400) panics\nthe kernel because proc_show_files() walks global_ft.idr and\nunconditionally dereferences fp->tcon->id with no NULL guard.\n\nReproducer requires only a successful SMB2 SESSION_SETUP and a share\nconfigured with 'durable handles = yes'. KASAN report on mainline\n70390501d194:\n\n  general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address\n  0xdffffc0000000000: 0000 [#1] SMP KASAN PTI\n  KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000000-0x0000000000000007]\n  RIP: 0010:proc_show_files+0x118/0x740\n  Call Trace:\n   proc_show_files+0x118/0x740\n   seq_read_iter+0x4ef/0xe10\n   proc_reg_read_iter+0x1b7/0x280\n   ...\n\nGuard the dereference. A durable-disconnected fp legitimately has no\ntcon; report its tree id as 0 rather than oopsing.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":7.5},"cwes":["CWE-476"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8eab081627b67216d1c8f638b68289b500dc9a6b","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/904901561e61a2b559070b20c74a8c95491f30aa"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:45:36.895656543+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-64140","score":0.00488,"percentile":0.42008,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}