Copyright © 2012 Red Hat, Inc. All rights reserved. Moderate 2026-05-06T00:00:00 kernel: smb: client: prevent races in ->query_interfaces() 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CWE-821

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: prevent races in ->query_interfaces() It was possible for two query interface works to be concurrently trying to update the interfaces. Prevent this by checking and updating iface_last_update under iface_lock.

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Server Message Block (SMB) client. A race condition exists where multiple operations attempting to update network interfaces could execute simultaneously. This concurrency issue could lead to an inconsistent state within the SMB client, potentially causing system instability or a denial of service (DoS).

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Fix deferred kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Not affected kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Not affected kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Not affected kernel-rt Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Fix deferred kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Fix deferred kernel-rt Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Fix deferred kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Fix deferred kernel-rt https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-43239 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43239 https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026050659-CVE-2026-43239-f862@gregkh/T