CVE-2026-23230

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: split cached_fid bitfields to avoid shared-byte RMW races is_open, has_lease and on_list are stored in the same bitfield byte in struct cached_fid but are updated in different code paths that may run concurrently. Bitfield assignments generate byte read–modify–write operations (e.g. `orb $mask, addr` on x86_64), so updating one flag can restore stale values of the others. A possible interleaving is: CPU1: load old byte (has_lease=1, on_list=1) CPU2: clear both flags (store 0) CPU1: RMW store (old | IS_OPEN) -> reintroduces cleared bits To avoid this class of races, convert these flags to separate bool fields.

Affected products

Linuxmint, Linux Kernel

Linux Linux Kernel

< 6.1.164, 6.6.125, 6.12.72, 6.18.11, 6.19.1

CVSS 3.1

8.8 HIGH

EPSS

0.2% (12th percentile)

NVD status

Modified

Published

2026-02-18

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