Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 16, 2025· Updated Sep 3, 2025
ksmbd: call rcu_barrier() in ksmbd_server_exit()
CVE-2023-32246
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ksmbd: call rcu_barrier() in ksmbd_server_exit()
racy issue is triggered the bug by racing between closing a connection and rmmod. In ksmbd, rcu_barrier() is not called at module unload time, so nothing prevents ksmbd from getting unloaded while it still has RCU callbacks pending. It leads to trigger unintended execution of kernel code locally and use to defeat protections such as Kernel Lockdown
Affected products
2- Linux/Linuxv5Range: 5.15
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
5- git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a7090ccc242ab009ee7769e9d7fad6644dbe9bdmitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/b80422474ffe44cb5e813cd6da1f1c6bc50fd9d2mitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c053e389db0d892e2ff5a60ec5e533b976503795mitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d4174505016a3b2996eb7ff1530dcabbf15d47b6mitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb307d09fe15844fdaebeb8cc8c9b9e925430aa5mitre
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