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    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/90xxx/CVE-2026-90165.json"
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  "details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nsmb/server: fix invalid pointer dereference in ksmbd_stop_durable_scavenger()\n\nSee the procedure below:\n\n  ksmbd_launch_ksmbd_durable_scavenger\n    durable_scavenger_running = true\n    server_conf.dh_task = kthread_run() // fail, dh_task is an ERR_PTR()\n\n  server_ctrl_handle_reset\n    ksmbd_stop_durable_scavenger\n    kthread_stop(server_conf.dh_task) // invalid pointer",
  "id": "CVE-2026-90165",
  "modified": "2026-09-19T03:30:43.236595810Z",
  "published": "2026-09-17T16:06:55.196Z",
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-90165"
    },
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      "type": "PACKAGE",
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  "schema_version": "1.9.0",
  "summary": "smb/server: fix invalid pointer dereference in ksmbd_stop_durable_scavenger()"
}