Kernel memory corruption via cached_fid bitfield race
Published Feb 18, 2026 · Updated Feb 18, 2026
Race condition in the Linux Kernel SMB client allows remote attackers to corrupt kernel memory after a crafted SMB share is mounted. Concurrent updates to is_open, has_lease, and on_list in struct cached_fid perform shared-byte read-modify-write operations that can restore cleared flags and corrupt reference or list state. Reachability requires a user or administrator to mount the attacker's SMB share; the resulting stale state can cause use-after-free, arbitrary kernel reads or writes, code execution, or a kernel panic.
Summary
What happened
Race condition in the Linux Kernel SMB client allows remote attackers to corrupt kernel memory after a crafted SMB share is mounted. Concurrent updates to is_open, has_lease, and on_list in struct cached_fid perform shared-byte read-modify-write operations that can restore cleared flags and corrupt reference or list state. Reachability requires a user or administrator to mount the attacker's SMB share; the resulting stale state can cause use-after-free, arbitrary kernel reads or writes, code execution, or a kernel panic.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-23230
- Published
- Feb 18, 2026
- Updated
- Feb 18, 2026
- Vendor
- The Linux Kernel Organization
- Product
- Linux Kernel
- Classifications
- T1203
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Feb 18, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 18, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <3eaa22d688311c708b73f3c68bc6d0c8e3f0f77a
- Affected versionversion=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <4386f6af8aaedd0c5ad6f659b40cadcc8f423828
- Affected versionversion=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <4cfa4c37dcbcfd70866e856200ed8a2894cac578
- Affected versionversion=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <c4b9edd55987384a1f201d3d07ff71e448d79c1b
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