Improper resource shutdown or release in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-52996

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Improper resource shutdown or release in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-52996

Published: June 25, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU135375
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-52996
CWE-ID: CWE-404
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote user to cause a denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to improper resource shutdown or release in parse_durable_handle_context() in the ksmbd SMB server durable handle processing when handling durable v2 open requests with a matching CreateGuid but mismatched ClientGUID. A remote user can send specially crafted durable reconnect requests to cause a denial of service.

Repeated mismatch requests can pin global file table entries and prevent file cleanup for the corresponding files.


Affected software

Linux kernel
Ubuntu
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-oem-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-nvidia-bos (Ubuntu package)

How to mitigate CVE-2026-52996

Install security update from vendor's repository.

Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 7.0.0-28.28, 7.0.0-28.28.1, 7.0.0-1003.4, 7.0.0-1008.8
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 7.0.0-1008.8, 7.0.0-1010.10
linux-oem-7.0 (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-1009.9
linux-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 7.0.0-1009.9, 7.0.0-1010.10
linux-aws (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 7.0.0-1009.9, 7.0.0-1015.15
linux-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 7.0.0-1016.16, 7.0.0-1016.16~24.04.1
linux-nvidia-bos (Ubuntu package) - update to 7.0.0-2016.16

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