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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cifs: Fix busy dentry used after unmounting Since commit 340cea84f691c ("cifs:… (CVE-2026-64108)

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Published: 07/19/2026 (07/19/2026, 18:31:52 UTC)
Source: GCVE Database

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cifs: Fix busy dentry used after unmounting Since commit 340cea84f691c ("cifs: open files should not hold ref on superblock"), cifs file only holds the dentry ref_cnt, the cifs file close work(cfile->deferred) could be executed after unmounting, which will trigger a warning in generic_shutdown_super: BUG: Dentry 00000000a14a6845{i=c,n=file} still in use (1) [unmount of cifs cifs] The detailed processs is: process A process B kworker fd = open(PATH) vfs_open file->__f_path = *path // dentry->d_lockref.count = 1 cifs_open cifs_new_fileinfo cfile->dentry = dget(dentry) // dentry->d_lockref.count = 2 close(fd) __fput cifs_close queue_delayed_work(deferredclose_wq, cfile->deferred) dput(dentry) // dentry->d_lockref.count = 1 smb2_deferred_work_close _cifsFileInfo_put list_del(&cifs_file->flist) umount cleanup_mnt deactivate_super cifs_kill_sb cifs_close_all_deferred_files_sb cifs_close_all_deferred_files // cannot find cfile, skip _cifsFileInfo_put kill_anon_super generic_shutdown_super shrink_dcache_for_umount umount_check WARN ! // dentry->d_lockref.count = 1 cifsFileInfo_put_final dput(cifs_file->dentry) // dentry->d_lockref.count = 0 Fix it by flushing 'deferredclose_wq' before calling kill_anon_super. Fetch a reproducer in https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=221548.

CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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AILast updated: 07/19/2026, 19:50:18 UTC

Technical Analysis

The Linux kernel CIFS filesystem had a vulnerability where the deferred close work (cfile->deferred) could run after the filesystem was unmounted, causing a busy dentry to be used after unmounting. This leads to a warning in generic_shutdown_super due to a dentry still being in use. The root cause is that the CIFS file close work holds a dentry reference that can be accessed after the superblock is killed during unmount. The fix involves flushing the deferredclose_wq workqueue before calling kill_anon_super to ensure no deferred close work runs post-unmount.

Potential Impact

This vulnerability can cause kernel warnings and potential instability during unmount operations of CIFS filesystems due to use-after-unmount of dentry references. While no known exploits are reported, the issue could lead to system instability or crashes related to filesystem unmounting.

Mitigation Recommendations

A fix is available and has been applied in the Linux kernel by flushing the deferredclose_wq workqueue before finalizing the unmount process. Users should update to a Linux kernel version that includes commit 340cea84f691c or later which contains this fix. No additional mitigation is required if the system is updated.

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Technical Details

Gcve Source
db.gcve.eu
Osv Id
GHSA-3mrw-xf65-fqjh
Osv Schema Version
1.4.0
Aliases
["CVE-2026-64108"]
Ecosystems
[]
Database Specific Severity
null
Cvss Version
null

Threat ID: 6a5d27a92a4a8d598912bbe5

Added to database: 07/19/2026, 19:38:17 UTC

Last enriched: 07/19/2026, 19:50:18 UTC

Last updated: 07/20/2026, 19:41:21 UTC

Views: 10

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