CVE-2026-90165
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Publication date: 2026-09-17

Last updated on: 2026-09-17

Assigner: kernel.org

Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb/server: fix invalid pointer dereference in ksmbd_stop_durable_scavenger() See the procedure below: ksmbd_launch_ksmbd_durable_scavenger durable_scavenger_running = true server_conf.dh_task = kthread_run() // fail, dh_task is an ERR_PTR() server_ctrl_handle_reset ksmbd_stop_durable_scavenger kthread_stop(server_conf.dh_task) // invalid pointer

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Published
2026-09-17
Last Modified
2026-09-17
Generated
2026-10-10
EPSS Evaluated
2026-10-09
NVD
CVE-2026-90165

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Linux Linux 7f0cb478703cbeaddfe5c9101c5c73cd975d1073
Linux Linux d484d621d40f4a8b8959008802d79bef3609641b
Linux Linux d484d621d40f4a8b8959008802d79bef3609641b
Linux Linux d484d621d40f4a8b8959008802d79bef3609641b
Linux Linux d484d621d40f4a8b8959008802d79bef3609641b
Linux Linux 6.6.142
Linux Linux 6.11

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