ksmbd: defer connection scavenging while session locks are busy
The expiration worker holds conn_list_lock for reading while checking
for authenticated sessions. Without this change, the check can wait for
conn->session_lock or sessions_table_lock.
In destroy_previous_session(), the status updates after
ksmbd_conn_wait_idle_sess() run with both session locks held for
writing. Both the KSMBD_SESS_GOOD error path and the
KSMBD_SESS_NEED_SETUP success path call ksmbd_all_conn_set_status(),
which takes conn_list_lock for reading.
A writer queued on conn_list_lock can block these new read acquisitions.
The worker then waits for a session lock held by
destroy_previous_session(), which waits behind the writer. The writer
cannot proceed until the worker releases conn_list_lock.
Try both session locks instead of waiting in the scavenging check. Keep
the connection when either lock is busy and let the periodic worker
retry later.
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| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: defer connection scavenging while session locks are busy The expiration worker holds conn_list_lock for reading while checking for authenticated sessions. Without this change, the check can wait for conn->session_lock or sessions_table_lock. In destroy_previous_session(), the status updates after ksmbd_conn_wait_idle_sess() run with both session locks held for writing. Both the KSMBD_SESS_GOOD error path and the KSMBD_SESS_NEED_SETUP success path call ksmbd_all_conn_set_status(), which takes conn_list_lock for reading. A writer queued on conn_list_lock can block these new read acquisitions. The worker then waits for a session lock held by destroy_previous_session(), which waits behind the writer. The writer cannot proceed until the worker releases conn_list_lock. Try both session locks instead of waiting in the scavenging check. Keep the connection when either lock is busy and let the periodic worker retry later. | |
| Title | ksmbd: defer connection scavenging while session locks are busy | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-11-07T14:08:46.432Z
Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:25:14.405Z
Link: CVE-2026-99276
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-11-07T14:17:02.967
Modified: 2026-11-07T14:17:02.967
Link: CVE-2026-99276
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