CVE-2026-31718

A flaw was found in ksmbd, the in-kernel SMB3 server for Linux. This vulnerability arises from an asymmetric cleanup process when a durable file handle survives a session disconnect. Specifically, byte-range locks are not properly cleared, leading to a 'use-after-free' error when the durable scavenger thread attempts to access a freed connection object. A remote attacker could exploit this to cause a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code.