{"id":"CVE-2026-90165","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nsmb/server: fix invalid pointer dereference in ksmbd_stop_durable_scavenger()\n\nSee the procedure below:\n\n  ksmbd_launch_ksmbd_durable_scavenger\n    durable_scavenger_ru…","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nsmb/server: fix invalid pointer dereference in ksmbd_stop_durable_scavenger()\n\nSee the procedure below:\n\n  ksmbd_launch_ksmbd_durable_scavenger\n    durable_scavenger_ru…","severity":"none","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= 7f0cb478703cbeaddfe5c9101c5c73cd975d1073 < 3f8651f6bb52159c9e23993c77a2b51b9505ad64","Linux >= d484d621d40f4a8b8959008802d79bef3609641b < af9cb997d13a17029a0d3863e33f4c837e27a8ae","Linux >= d484d621d40f4a8b8959008802d79bef3609641b < b2d78c199dfd983638662ace0612d4fade3dbea1","Linux >= d484d621d40f4a8b8959008802d79bef3609641b < a2eb72b4d53bb9d8d6c00f3f794eaccb4b1ce5ed","Linux >= d484d621d40f4a8b8959008802d79bef3609641b < bef46b604732d83f8da29f782868de4d25bf972c","Linux >= 6.6.142 < 6.6.157","Linux 6.11"],"published":"2026-09-17","updated":"2026-09-17","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-17T17:17:09.853","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-90165","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f8651f6bb52159c9e23993c77a2b51b9505ad64","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2eb72b4d53bb9d8d6c00f3f794eaccb4b1ce5ed","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af9cb997d13a17029a0d3863e33f4c837e27a8ae","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2d78c199dfd983638662ace0612d4fade3dbea1","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bef46b604732d83f8da29f782868de4d25bf972c","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"ingestedAt":"2026-09-17T16:21:47.871Z","epss":0.002,"epssPercentile":0.10122,"slug":"CVE-2026-90165","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nsmb/server: fix invalid pointer dereference in ksmbd_stop_durable_scavenger()\n\nSee the procedure below:\n\n  ksmbd_launch_ksmbd_durable_scavenger\n    durable_scavenger_running = true\n    server_conf.dh_task = kthread_run() // fail, dh_task is an ERR_PTR()\n\n  server_ctrl_handle_reset\n    ksmbd_stop_durable_scavenger\n    kthread_stop(server_conf.dh_task) // invalid pointer\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":3,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":2.8,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}