SB2026092542 - Race condition in Linux kernel smb client
Published: September 25, 2026
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-93829)
CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
CVSSv4: 1.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a local privileged user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in cifsd demultiplex thread creation when initializing tcp_ses. A local privileged user can trigger the race during CIFS session creation to cause a denial of service.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.