# CVE-2026-31477

> Vulnerability · severity: **HIGH** (CVSS 7.5).

## Description

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

ksmbd: fix memory leaks and NULL deref in smb2_lock()

smb2_lock() has three error handling issues after list_del() detaches
smb_lock from lock_list at no_check_cl:

1) If vfs_lock_file() returns an unexpected error in the non-UNLOCK
   path, goto out leaks smb_lock and its flock because the out:
   handler only iterates lock_list and rollback_list, neither of
   which contains the detached smb_lock.

2) If vfs_lock_file() returns -ENOENT in the UNLOCK path, goto out
   leaks smb_lock and flock for the same reason.  The error code
   returned to the dispatcher is also stale.

3) In the rollback path, smb_flock_init() can return NULL on
   allocation failure.  The result is dereferenced unconditionally,
   causing a kernel NULL pointer dereference.  Add a NULL check to
   prevent the crash and clean up the bookkeeping; the VFS lock
   itself cannot be rolled back without the allocation and will be
   released at file or connection teardown.

Fix cases 1 and 2 by hoisting the locks_free_lock()/kfree() to before
the if(!rc) check in the UNLOCK branch so all exit paths share one
free site, and by freeing smb_lock and flock before goto out in the
non-UNLOCK branch.  Propagate the correct error code in both cases.
Fix case 3 by wrapping the VFS unlock in an if(rlock) guard and adding
a NULL check for locks_free_lock(rlock) in the shared cleanup.

Found via call-graph analysis using sqry.

## Key facts

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2026-31477
- **Published:** 2026-04-22
- **CVSS severity:** HIGH
- **CVSS base score:** 7.5
- **CWE codes:** CWE-476

## Affected products

- `linux:linux_kernel`

## Primary sources

- NIST NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-31477

## Citation

> AI Analytics. CVE-2026-31477. Retrieved 2026-07-19 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cve/CVE-2026-31477. Derived from NIST NVD. Licensed CC0.

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