# CVE-2026-98125: smb/client: fix stale page cache in insert/collapse range CVE-2026-98125 is fixed in 14 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98125, released October 2, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine. - Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-98125 - Priority: Routine - CVSS: 5.5 (Moderate) - EPSS: 0.0012 - CISA KEV: not listed - Exploited (vendor report): no - Publicly disclosed: no - Published: Sep 25, 2026 - Vendor advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-98125 ## 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. ## Where it's fixed | Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released | |---|---|---|---|---| | Linux | dtb-aarch64 opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.40.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22167-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-22167-1.md) | Nov 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-64kb opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.40.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22167-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-22167-1.md) | Nov 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-64kb sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.40.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:24446-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-24446-1.md) | Nov 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-azure opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.40.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22167-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-22167-1.md) | Nov 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-azure sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.40.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:24446-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-24446-1.md) | Nov 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-default opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.40.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22167-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-22167-1.md) | Nov 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-default sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.40.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:24446-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-24446-1.md) | Nov 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-default-base opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.40.1.160000.2.29 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22167-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-22167-1.md) | Nov 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-default-base sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.40.1.160000.2.29 | [SUSE-SU-2026:24446-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-24446-1.md) | Nov 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-docs opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.40.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22167-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-22167-1.md) | Nov 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-docs sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.40.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:24446-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-24446-1.md) | Nov 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-kvmsmall opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.40.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22167-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-22167-1.md) | Nov 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-kvmsmall sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.40.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:24446-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-24446-1.md) | Nov 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-obs-build opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.40.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22167-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-22167-1.md) | Nov 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-obs-qa opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.40.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22167-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-22167-1.md) | Nov 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-obs-qa sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.40.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:24446-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-24446-1.md) | Nov 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-rt opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.40.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22167-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-22167-1.md) | Nov 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-source opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.40.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22167-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-22167-1.md) | Nov 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-source sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.40.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:24446-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-24446-1.md) | Nov 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-syms opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.40.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22167-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-22167-1.md) | Nov 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-syms sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.40.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:24446-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-24446-1.md) | Nov 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-zfcpdump opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.40.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22167-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-22167-1.md) | Nov 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-zfcpdump sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.40.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:24446-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-24446-1.md) | Nov 7, 2026 | | Linux | linux Debian 14 | 7.2.7-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98125](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2026-98125.md) | Oct 2, 2026 | --- Data as of 2026-11-09T01:18:40Z UTC. 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