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
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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
Title ksmbd: call rcu_barrier() in ksmbd_server_exit()
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published: 2025-08-16T13:22:09.212Z

Updated: 2025-08-16T13:22:09.212Z

Reserved: 2023-05-05T10:00:07.894Z

Link: CVE-2023-32246

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2025-08-16T14:15:26.393

Modified: 2025-08-16T14:15:26.393

Link: CVE-2023-32246

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