CVE-2026-43379 ksmbd: fix use-after-free in smb_lazy_parent_lease_break_close()

What is CVE-2026-43379?

CVE-2026-43379 is a critical use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 8 May 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ksmbd: fix use-after-free in smb_lazy_parent_lease_break_close()

opinfo pointer obtained via rcu_dereference(fp->f_opinfo) is being accessed after rcu_read_unlock() has been called. This creates a race condition where the memory could be freed by a concurrent writer between the unlock and the subsequent pointer dereferences (opinfo->is_lease, etc.), leading to a use-after-free.

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-43379?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2026-43379?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2026-43379 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-43379 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2022-0185 Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2013-2094 Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2026-53362 Linux Kernel Unspecified Exploited High 7.8

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as BELL-CVE-2026-43379, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-43379, GHSA-wvq8-6v44-2qvw, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43379.