High severity · published May 6, 2026
CVE-2026-43215
cifs: Fix locking usage for tcon fields
8.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
cifs: Fix locking usage for tcon fields
We used to use the cifs_tcp_ses_lock to protect a lot of objects
that are not just the server, ses or tcon lists. We later introduced
srv_lock, ses_lock and tc_lock to protect fields within the
corresponding structs. This was done to provide a more granular
protection and avoid unnecessary serialization.
There were still a couple of uses of cifs_tcp_ses_lock to provide
tcon fields. In this patch, I've replaced them with tc_lock.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 22% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
6.0 before 6.6.128; 6.7 before 6.12.75; 6.13 before 6.18.16; 6.19 before 6.19.6 · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
d7d7a66aacd6fd8ca57baf08a7bac5421282f6f8 before 953953abb66e52c224057ab91e404284fefeab62; d7d7a66aacd6fd8ca57baf08a7bac5421282f6f8 before 601dd3b79769b38d30b693c40afdb2a4b7edf9d0; d7d7a66aacd6fd8ca57baf08a7bac5421282f6f8 before 3969db6b22e3d90d8c5f22ac1a7fe0350a94c136; d7d7a66aacd6fd8ca57baf08a7bac5421282f6f8 before 8c59eeeeffa1524ef57e173a89a1a3ff539888d5; d7d7a66aacd6fd8ca57baf08a7bac5421282f6f8 before 96c4af418586ee9a6aab61738644366426e05316; 6.0 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43215
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-43215
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3969db6b22e3d90d8c5f22ac1a7fe0350a94c136
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/601dd3b79769b38d30b693c40afdb2a4b7edf9d0
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c59eeeeffa1524ef57e173a89a1a3ff539888d5
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/953953abb66e52c224057ab91e404284fefeab62
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96c4af418586ee9a6aab61738644366426e05316
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