CVE-2026-45924

medium Red Hat
EPSS Score
0.0%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 93% most likely to be exploited
Published: May 27, 2026 (44 days ago)
Last Modified: May 27, 2026
Vendor: Red Hat
Source: REDHAT

Description

A flaw was found in ksmbd, a component of the Linux kernel. This vulnerability occurs because `ksmbd_vfs_kern_path_end_removing()` is not called on certain error paths, leading to unbalanced inode locks and references. This can result in potential deadlocks and unbalanced locks, which may cause system instability or a Denial of Service (DoS) condition.

CWE

CWE-772

Affected Products

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

References

🔗 bugzilla.redhat.com 🔗 www.cve.org 🔗 nvd.nist.gov 🔗 lore.kernel.org