smb3: fix lock ordering potential deadlock in cifs_sync_mid_result
At a glance
Severity
HIGH 7.5
EPSS
EPSS 0.40 % · percentile 34 (2026-10-27)
State
PUBLISHED
Published
Updated
Assigner
Linux
NVD status
Modified
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
smb3: fix lock ordering potential deadlock in cifs_sync_mid_result
Coverity spotted that the cifs_sync_mid_result function could deadlock
"Thread deadlock (ORDER_REVERSAL) lock_order: Calling spin_lock acquires
lock TCP_Server_Info.srv_lock while holding lock TCP_Server_Info.mid_lock"
Addresses-Coverity: 1590401 ("Thread deadlock (ORDER_REVERSAL)")