{"id":"CVE-2026-98439","title":"smb/server: cancel async requests when closing connection","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nsmb/server: cancel async requests when closing connection\n\nAn async request may still be waiting when a connection is closed.\nThis can stop the connection from closing.…","severity":"none","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 0947087678f465b64eba2acebe808d5c6cfea036","Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 4fd5bad647bfa45eb86bfd2f03ba1bef3fcd5851","Linux < 7.2.7","Linux (all versions)"],"published":"2026-10-18","updated":"2026-10-18","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-18T14:45:28.290Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-98439","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0947087678f465b64eba2acebe808d5c6cfea036"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4fd5bad647bfa45eb86bfd2f03ba1bef3fcd5851"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-18T15:45:12.308Z","slug":"CVE-2026-98439","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nsmb/server: cancel async requests when closing connection\n\nAn async request may still be waiting when a connection is closed.\nThis can stop the connection from closing.\n\nCancel active async requests before waiting for them to finish.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 0947087678f465b64eba2acebe808d5c6cfea036`\n- `Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 4fd5bad647bfa45eb86bfd2f03ba1bef3fcd5851`\n- `Linux < 7.2.7`\n- `Linux (all versions)`\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":[]}