From: Paulo Alcantara <pc@manguebit.org>
To: linux-cifs@vger.kernel.org
Cc: syzbot+5003556314abc915a71f@syzkaller.appspotmail.com,
David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>,
Shyam Prasad N <sprasad@microsoft.com>,
Ronnie Sahlberg <ronniesahlberg@gmail.com>,
Tom Talpey <tom@talpey.com>, Bharath SM <bharathsm@microsoft.com>,
Namjae Jeon <linkinjeon@kernel.org>,
stable@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] smb: client: cancel reconnect work in clean_demultiplex_info()
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2026 12:20:08 -0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260912152008.392251-1-pc@manguebit.org> (raw)
clean_demultiplex_info() cancels server->echo delayed work but not
server->reconnect, which can cause a use-after-free when the
demultiplex thread exits while a reconnect work is still queued:
cifs_demultiplex_thread()
cifs_readv_from_socket()
cifs_reconnect()
__cifs_reconnect()
cifs_queue_server_reconn()
mod_delayed_work(cifsiod_wq, &server->reconnect, 0)
clean_demultiplex_info()
cancel_delayed_work_sync(&server->echo) // echo canceled
// reconnect NOT canceled
kfree_sensitive(server) // server freed
...later, on cifsiod_wq:
smb2_reconnect_server()
server->srv_count // UAF read of freed server
Fix this by canceling server->reconnect delayed work in
clean_demultiplex_info() before the server is freed, the same way
cifs_put_tcp_session() already does.
Reported-by: syzbot+5003556314abc915a71f@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/r/6aa4a12d.f81106d8.2ab401.0023.GAE@google.com
Fixes: 53e0e11efe92 ("CIFS: Fix a possible memory corruption during reconnect")
Signed-off-by: Paulo Alcantara <pc@manguebit.org>
Cc: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>
Cc: Shyam Prasad N <sprasad@microsoft.com>
Cc: Ronnie Sahlberg <ronniesahlberg@gmail.com>
Cc: Tom Talpey <tom@talpey.com>
Cc: Bharath SM <bharathsm@microsoft.com>
Cc: Namjae Jeon <linkinjeon@kernel.org>
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
---
fs/smb/client/connect.c | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/connect.c b/fs/smb/client/connect.c
index b6e98eb31673..bef710d9a3c3 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/connect.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/connect.c
@@ -1067,6 +1067,7 @@ clean_demultiplex_info(struct TCP_Server_Info *server)
spin_unlock(&server->srv_lock);
cancel_delayed_work_sync(&server->echo);
+ cancel_delayed_work_sync(&server->reconnect);
spin_lock(&server->srv_lock);
server->tcpStatus = CifsExiting;
--
2.55.0
next reply other threads:[~2026-09-12 15:20 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-09-12 15:20 Paulo Alcantara [this message]
2026-09-13 0:16 ` [PATCH] smb: client: cancel reconnect work in clean_demultiplex_info() Namjae Jeon
2026-09-13 18:26 ` Paulo Alcantara
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