CVE-2026-98901

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: fix lease break and ack state handling Do not skip valid lease states containing WRITE_CACHING when breaking level-II/read leases for writes and truncates. Handle lease break acknowledgments according to the SMB2 rule that the acknowledged state must be a subset of the server's break target. Apply the acknowledged state directly and keep the break pending on failed ACKs.

EPSS

0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 6% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

Published

2026-10-23

Modified

2026-10-26

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-26

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17699905a381621c1cee5b6528feb05acedc86a4
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3251ea36df5eef58aa207fbee48849d89b922ea6
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5015191096db311759fef98769270336cd8b1324
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fba4653a0b4dc2f6d42600abe21fb326292f70ff

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