Answer in brief
CVE-2025-40328 records a High severity (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability in smb: client: fix potential UAF in smb2_close_cached_fid(). The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 8.8. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=ebe98f1447bbccf8228335c62d86af02a0ed23f7 <cb52d9c86d70298de0ab7c7953653898cbc0efd6 || >=ebe98f1447bbccf8228335c62d86af02a0ed23f7 <065bd62412271a2d734810dd50336cae88c54427 || >=ebe98f1447bbccf8228335c62d86af02a0ed23f7 <bdb596ceb4b7c3f28786a33840263728217fbcf5 || >=ebe98f1447bbccf8228335c62d86af02a0ed23f7 <734e99623c5b65bf2c03e35978a0b980ebc3c2f8 | cb52d9c86d70298de0ab7c7953653898cbc0efd6, 065bd62412271a2d734810dd50336cae88c54427, bdb596ceb4b7c3f28786a33840263728217fbcf5, 734e99623c5b65bf2c03e35978a0b980ebc3c2f8 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 6.1 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Dec 9, 2025
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 15, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Oct 15, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: fix potential UAF in smb2_close_cached_fid() find_or_create_cached_dir() could grab a new reference after kref_put() had seen the refcount drop to zero but before cfid_list_lock is acquired in smb2_close_cached_fid(), leading to use-after-free. Switch to kref_put_lock() so cfid_release() is called with cfid_list_lock held, closing that gap.
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