{"cve":"CVE-2026-90165","nvd":{"published":"2026-09-17T17:17:09.853","modified":"2026-10-19T09:19:06.497","status":"Received","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nsmb/server: fix invalid pointer dereference in ksmbd_stop_durable_scavenger()\n\nSee the procedure below:\n\n  ksmbd_launch_ksmbd_durable_scavenger\n    durable_scavenger_running = true\n    server_conf.dh_task = kthread_run() // fail, dh_task is an ERR_PTR()\n\n  server_ctrl_handle_reset\n    ksmbd_stop_durable_scavenger\n    kthread_stop(server_conf.dh_task) // invalid pointer","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f8651f6bb52159c9e23993c77a2b51b9505ad64","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2eb72b4d53bb9d8d6c00f3f794eaccb4b1ce5ed","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af9cb997d13a17029a0d3863e33f4c837e27a8ae","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2d78c199dfd983638662ace0612d4fade3dbea1","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bef46b604732d83f8da29f782868de4d25bf972c"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:55:23.253742848+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-90165","score":0.00209,"percentile":0.10947,"date":"2026-10-25"},"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."]}