NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-64140

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NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-64140

Published: July 20, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU138504
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-2026-64140
CWE-ID: CWE-476
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 a null pointer dereference in proc_show_files() when reading /proc/fs/ksmbd/files after an SMB2 client opens a file with a durable v2 handle and issues SMB2 SESSION_LOGOFF. A remote user can establish an SMB2 session and trigger the vulnerable state to cause a denial of service.

Exploitation requires a share configured with durable handles enabled, and the crash occurs during the interval before the durable scavenger removes the disconnected file pointer.


Affected software

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

How to mitigate CVE-2026-64140

Install security update from vendor's repository.

Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3
linux-ibm (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 7.0.0-1008.8, 7.0.0-1010.10
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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