CVE-2026-98449

Source
https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-98449
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-98449.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2026-98449
Downstream
Published
2026-10-18T15:14:59Z
Modified
2026-11-11T02:49:08Z
Summary
smb: client: delete compound mids on send failure before unlock
Details

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

smb: client: delete compound mids on send failure before unlock

When sending a compound request fails, smb_send_rqst() kicks off a reconnect. compound_send_recv() still has those mids on pending_mid_q, but it unlocks the server without removing them first.

During reconnect, cifs_abort_connection() walks pending_mid_q and runs each mid callback. With no response yet, those callbacks return credits and drop in_flight. Then compound_send_recv()'s send-error path returns the same credits again. in_flight ends up decremented twice and smb2_add_credits() WARNs.

syzbot hits this during SMB2_negotiate when the socket send fails.

cifs_call_async() already calls delete_mid() before unlock on send failure. Do the same for compound chains and set cancelled_mid[] so the out: path does not delete them again.

Database specific
{
    "cna_assigner": "Linux",
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/98xxx/CVE-2026-98449.json"
}
References

Affected packages

Git / git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Events
Introduced
ee258d79159afed52ca9372aeb9c1a51e89b32ee
Fixed
36a2ba21d38a86bae84441e4c8d5b10653ef341a
Fixed
59d30bdc3dd6fd3a8990f59bc7a137b1cbb3ed4e
Fixed
70783946f3b5d0c06ec7df0f5e7bec2bfad24efb
Fixed
8f6f8a48399f82f4a83f7b9f25b9707e0062a4f9
Type
GIT
Repo
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Events
Introduced
4.20.11
Fixed
4.21
Type
GIT
Repo
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Events
Introduced
3c57a0be487088b08d9c88998f911eb4a7ba36e4

Affected versions

v4.*
v4.20.11
v4.20.12
v4.20.13
v4.20.14
v4.20.15
v4.20.16
v4.20.17

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-98449.json"

Linux / Kernel

Package

Name
Kernel

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
5.0.0
Fixed
6.12.117
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
6.13.0
Fixed
6.18.61
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
6.19.0
Fixed
7.2.9

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-98449.json"