CVE-2026-89641High· 7.0▾ TwilightA flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Common Internet File System (CIFS) module. This vulnerability, a use-after-free, occurs in the `cifs_file_set_size()` function. When a file's size is being modified, a critical system resource (tcon o…
▾ Twilight zone — High severity, or a signal on a lesser flaw
impact 38.5 · likelihood 0 · exploitation 0
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A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Common Internet File System (CIFS) module. This vulnerability, a use-after-free, occurs in the cifs_file_set_size() function. When a file's size is being modified, a critical system resource (tcon object) can be released too early but then accessed again. A local attacker could exploit this to cause a system crash, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS), or potentially execute unauthorized code.
kernel: cifs: clear tcon after cifsFileInfo_put() in cifs_file_set_size() — rated Moderate by Red Hat. Released 2026-09-11, updated 2026-09-15.
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