Critical severity · published Jul 25, 2026
CVE-2026-64392
ksmbd: use opener credentials for delete-on-close
9.1
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ksmbd: use opener credentials for delete-on-close
Delete-on-close can be completed by deferred or durable handle teardown,
where no request work is available. Both the base-file unlink and the ADS
xattr removal consequently run with the ksmbd worker credentials and can
bypass filesystem permission checks.
Run both operations with the credentials captured in struct file when the
handle was opened. This preserves the authenticated user's fsuid, fsgid,
supplementary groups and capability restrictions at final close.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 40% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
5.15 before 6.6.145; 6.7 before 6.12.96; 6.13 before 6.18.39; 6.19 before 7.1.4 · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
f44158485826c076335d6860d35872271a83791d before f08b3f451f12eee4abd8a5981803bc36db84458b; f44158485826c076335d6860d35872271a83791d before 18c59109bb6fb816d5102171666f87cf1e29901d; f44158485826c076335d6860d35872271a83791d before e72c15085b6d86f45d224d98aa75b5cace4aaab9; f44158485826c076335d6860d35872271a83791d before 4b7059974549d278e30fe70e2a4e421f9839817d; f44158485826c076335d6860d35872271a83791d before 52e2f21911158ec961cd5aae19c56460db382af0; 5.15 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-64392
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-64392
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/18c59109bb6fb816d5102171666f87cf1e29901d
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b7059974549d278e30fe70e2a4e421f9839817d
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/52e2f21911158ec961cd5aae19c56460db382af0
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e72c15085b6d86f45d224d98aa75b5cace4aaab9
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f08b3f451f12eee4abd8a5981803bc36db84458b
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