CVE-2026-74259

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cifs: remove all cifs files before kill super Cifs files may be put into fileinfo_put_wq during umounting cifs. After umount done, cifsFileInfo_put_final is called, which cause following BUG: BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000 ... [ 134.222152] list_lru_add+0x64/0x1a0 [ 134.222399] ? cifs_put_tcon+0x171/0x340 [cifs] [ 134.222772] d_lru_add+0x44/0x60 [ 134.222997] dput+0x1fc/0x210 [ 134.223213] cifsFileInfo_put_final+0x11a/0x140 [cifs] [ 134.223576] process_one_work+0x17c/0x320 [ 134.223843] worker_thread+0x188/0x280 [ 134.224084] ? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10 [ 134.224366] kthread+0xcc/0x100 [ 134.224576] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 [ 134.224827] ret_from_fork+0x30/0x50 [ 134.225063] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 [ 134.225328] ret_from_fork_asm+0x1b/0x30 This can be reproduce by following: unshare -n bash -c " mkdir -p ${CIFS_MNT} ip netns attach root 1 ip link add eth0 type veth peer veth0 netns root ip link set eth0 up ip -n root link set veth0 up ip addr add 192.168.0.2/24 dev eth0 ip -n root addr add 192.168.0.1/24 dev veth0 ip route add default via 192.168.0.1 dev eth0 ip netns exec root sysctl net.ipv4.ip_forward=1 ip netns exec root iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -s 192.168.0.2 -o ${DEV} -j MASQUERADE mount -t cifs ${CIFS_PATH} ${CIFS_MNT} -o vers=3.0,sec=ntlmssp,credentials=${CIFS_CRED},rsize=65536,wsize=65536,cache=none,echo_interval=1 touch ${CIFS_MNT}/a.txt ip netns exec root iptables -t nat -D POSTROUTING -s 192.168.0.2 -o ${DEV} -j MASQUERADE " umount ${CIFS_MNT}

Package Linux Kernel
Published 2026-08-15
Last modified 2026-08-17
CVSS version 3.1
Patch available
Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

8.4

out of 10
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.1.167, 6.6.130, 6.12.78, 6.18.20, 6.19.10, 7.0 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.97, 6.18.40, 7.1.5, 7.2 and their respective stable series.

Affected from
≥ 6.1.167 ≥ 6.6.130 ≥ 6.12.78 ≥ 6.18.20 ≥ 6.19.10 ≥ 7.0
Fixed in
✓ 6.1.178 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.145 6.6.x ✓ 6.12.97 6.12.x ✓ 6.18.40 6.18.x ✓ 7.1.5 7.1.x ✓ 7.2

Frequently asked questions

  • What is CVE-2026-74259?

    CVE-2026-74259 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.4 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.1.167 onward and has been patched in 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.97 and others. CVE-2026-74259 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

  • What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-74259?

    CVE-2026-74259 has a CVSS score of 8.4 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H .

  • Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-74259?

    Yes. CVE-2026-74259 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.97 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 6.1.167 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

  • Is CVE-2026-74259 actively exploited?

    No. CVE-2026-74259 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.