CVE-2026-97556

/// Technical description

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

smb: client: avoid leaking refcount when cifs_sb_tlink() fails

cifs_oplock_break() takes over the reference that

cifs_queue_oplock_break() acquired when it queued the work, and drops it

with _cifsFileInfo_put() once the break has been processed.

Only in setups with "-o multiuser", cifs_sb_tlink() may fail, at which

point cifs_oplock_break() returns without putting the file reference,

mirroring the reference leak we already fixed in the companion patch to

cifs_queue_oplock_break().

This would trigger a crash due to busy inodes on the next unmount:

BUG: Dentry ... still in use (1) [unmount of cifs cifs]

VFS: Busy inodes after unmount of cifs (cifs)

Drop the reference on that path as well. Doing so before the out label

mirrors the normal path, which also puts the reference before

cifs_done_oplock_break().

Found by Sashiko code review. The failure path was not exercised at

runtime.

/// Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

/// References