In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb/client: fix stale page cache in insert/collapse range smb3_insert_range() and smb3_collapse_range() use truncate_pagecache_range() to invalidate the affected page cache. However, if off or old_eof is not page-aligned, the boundary pages are only partially zeroed and remain uptodate. As a result, the client may return stale data after a successful insert/collapse range operation. For example, with 4K pages: page 0 page 1 page 2 0------4K 4K------8K 8K------12K ^ ^ off=2K old_eof=10K Page 1 is removed from the page cache, while the boundary pages are only partially zeroed. After COPYCHUNK moves the data on the server, these cached pages may still return stale data. This can be reproduced on a CIFS mount: bash -c ' FILE=/mnt/scratch/repro # Use a 6 KiB file so EOF is not page-aligned. dd if=/dev/urandom of=/tmp/src bs=1K count=6 status=none # Expected: a 4 KiB hole followed by the original data. rm -f /tmp/expected truncate -s 4K /tmp/expected cat /tmp/src >> /tmp/expected cp /tmp/src "$FILE" # Prime the page cache before moving data on the server. cat "$FILE" > /dev/null fallocate --insert-range -o 0 -l 4K "$FILE" if cmp -s /tmp/expected "$FILE"; then echo "readback: OK" else echo "readback: STALE DATA" fi ' Fix this by writing back dirty data and discarding the page cache from the start of the page containing off to EOF before moving data on the server.
History

Thu, 22 Oct 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-669
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.0:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*

Wed, 21 Oct 2026 13:15:00 +0000


Tue, 29 Sep 2026 21:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-457

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 13:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-524
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Low


Fri, 25 Sep 2026 13:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-457

Fri, 25 Sep 2026 10:45:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb/client: fix stale page cache in insert/collapse range smb3_insert_range() and smb3_collapse_range() use truncate_pagecache_range() to invalidate the affected page cache. However, if off or old_eof is not page-aligned, the boundary pages are only partially zeroed and remain uptodate. As a result, the client may return stale data after a successful insert/collapse range operation. For example, with 4K pages: page 0 page 1 page 2 0------4K 4K------8K 8K------12K ^ ^ off=2K old_eof=10K Page 1 is removed from the page cache, while the boundary pages are only partially zeroed. After COPYCHUNK moves the data on the server, these cached pages may still return stale data. This can be reproduced on a CIFS mount: bash -c ' FILE=/mnt/scratch/repro # Use a 6 KiB file so EOF is not page-aligned. dd if=/dev/urandom of=/tmp/src bs=1K count=6 status=none # Expected: a 4 KiB hole followed by the original data. rm -f /tmp/expected truncate -s 4K /tmp/expected cat /tmp/src >> /tmp/expected cp /tmp/src "$FILE" # Prime the page cache before moving data on the server. cat "$FILE" > /dev/null fallocate --insert-range -o 0 -l 4K "$FILE" if cmp -s /tmp/expected "$FILE"; then echo "readback: OK" else echo "readback: STALE DATA" fi ' Fix this by writing back dirty data and discarding the page cache from the start of the page containing off to EOF before moving data on the server.
Title smb/client: fix stale page cache in insert/collapse range
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published: 2026-09-25T10:36:07.163Z

Updated: 2026-10-21T12:54:36.373Z

Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:25:14.318Z

Link: CVE-2026-98125

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-09-25T11:17:43.827

Modified: 2026-10-22T16:20:13.427

Link: CVE-2026-98125

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2026-09-25T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-98125 - Bugzilla