Critical 9.8Published Jul 25, 2026

CVE-2026-64386smb: client: fix query_info() replay double-free

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 27, 2026, 12:50 AM ET)

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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: fix query_info() replay double-free A response-bearing attempt can return a replayable error and free its response buffer. If SMB2_query_info_init() fails before the next send, cleanup retains the previous buffer type and frees that response again. Reset response bookkeeping before each attempt to prevent the stale free.

CVSS: 9.8 CRITICAL (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-415
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Linux
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Oct 19, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name)	433042a91f9373241307725b52de573933ffedbf builds before 100fb7c455fa86d248b8bd7bb9de757c192870b4; 4f1fffa2376922f3d1d506e49c0fd445b023a28e builds before 3c81dda84799f76b42aec598564316e2964440db; from 4f1fffa2376922f3d1d506e49c0fd445b023a28e before f1add4acb656f5a82806a1ab0e63fed3d8b1bfca; from 4f1fffa2376922f3d1d506e49c0fd445b023a28e before 89234773e8348918111aa15f6922b58cf3843364; 4f1fffa2376922f3d1d506e49c0fd445b023a28e builds before 2a88561d66eb855813cf004a0abe648bbb17de5e; from 6.6.32 before 6.6.145	CNA record
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel	from 6.6.32 before 6.6.145; from 6.8.1 before 6.12.96; from 6.13 before 6.18.39; from 6.19 before 7.1.4; 6.8; 6.8; 6.8; 6.8; and 3 more ranges	NVD

References

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/100fb7c455fa86d248b8bd7bb9de757c192870b4	patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c81dda84799f76b42aec598564316e2964440db	patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1add4acb656f5a82806a1ab0e63fed3d8b1bfca	patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89234773e8348918111aa15f6922b58cf3843364	patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a88561d66eb855813cf004a0abe648bbb17de5e	patch

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