CVE-2025-38711In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb/server: avoid deadlock when linking with ReplaceIfExists If smb2_create_link() is called with ReplaceIfExists set and the name…
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb/server: avoid deadlock when linking with ReplaceIfExists If smb2_create_link() is called with ReplaceIfExists set and the name does exist then a deadlock will happen. ksmbd_vfs_kern_path_locked() will return with success and the parent directory will be locked. ksmbd_vfs_remove_file() will then remove the file. ksmbd_vfs_link() will then be called while the parent is still locked. It will try to lock the same parent and will deadlock. This patch moves the ksmbd_vfs_kern_path_unlock() call to *before* ksmbd_vfs_link() and then simplifies the code, removing the file_present flag variable.
- CVSS
- 5.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-667
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Not given
- NVD analysis
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Oct 19, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 19, 2026
Affected products
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel | from 5.15 before 5.15.190; from 5.16 before 6.1.149; from 6.2 before 6.6.103; from 6.7 before 6.12.43; from 6.13 before 6.15.11; from 6.16 before 6.16.2 | NVD |
debian debian_linux debian:debian_linux | 11.0 | NVD |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e858a7a51c7b8b009d8f246de7ceb7743b44a71patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/814cfdb6358d9b84fcbec9918c8f938cc096a43apatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d5012ffe14120f978ee34aef4df3d6cb026b7c4patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a726fef6d7d4cfc365d3434e3916dbfe78991a33patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a7dddd62578c2eb6cb28b8835556a121b5157323patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac98d54630d5b52e3f684d872f0d82c06c418ea9patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5fc1400a34b4ea5e8f2ce296ea12bf8c8421694patch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.htmlmailing-list, third-party-advisory
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-032379.html
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