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Linus Torvalds f14572c203 smb client fixes for v7.3-rc5
- Fix leaked server handles and dropped errors in the SMB2 compound
    create path: a parsing error reported as success, an earlier CREATE
    left open when a later command fails, the cached directory open
    losing the FID needed for cleanup, and SMB2_open() not closing the
    handle after a create-context parse failure
 
  - Fix out-of-bounds reads when parsing create contexts from a
    malicious server: bound each context by its Next field, parse the
    lease and QFid contexts from their declared offsets and validate
    the POSIX create context length
 
  - Fix a double credit decrement, and its warning, when a compound
    send fails and triggers a reconnect; found by syzbot
 
  - Fix a dentry and server handle leak in cifs_atomic_open() when an
    O_CREAT open resolves to a symlink or other non-regular inode
 
  - Use GFP_KERNEL in the DFS get_targets() path
 
  - Minor update to the POSIX extension specification references
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Merge tag 'cifs-fixes-7.3-rc5' of https://git.manguebit.org/linux

Pull smb client fixes from Paulo Alcantara:

 - Fix leaked server handles and dropped errors in the SMB2 compound
   create path: a parsing error reported as success, an earlier CREATE
   left open when a later command fails, the cached directory open
   losing the FID needed for cleanup, and SMB2_open() not closing the
   handle after a create-context parse failure

 - Fix out-of-bounds reads when parsing create contexts from a
   malicious server: bound each context by its Next field, parse the
   lease and QFid contexts from their declared offsets and validate
   the POSIX create context length

 - Fix a double credit decrement, and its warning, when a compound
   send fails and triggers a reconnect; found by syzbot

 - Fix a dentry and server handle leak in cifs_atomic_open() when an
   O_CREAT open resolves to a symlink or other non-regular inode

 - Use GFP_KERNEL in the DFS get_targets() path

 - Minor update to the POSIX extension specification references

* tag 'cifs-fixes-7.3-rc5' of https://git.manguebit.org/linux:
  smb: client: use finish_no_open() for non-regular inodes
  smb: client: use GFP_KERNEL in get_targets()
  smb: client: update POSIX extension specification references
  smb: client: preserve create-context parsing errors
  smb: client: close completed creates on compound wait errors
  smb: client: clean up failed cached directory opens
  smb: client: close handle after create-context parsing failure
  smb: client: validate POSIX create context length
  smb: client: fix create context out-of-bounds reads
  smb: client: delete compound mids on send failure before unlock
2026-09-25 13:30:04 -07:00
arch s390 fixes for 7.3-rc5 2026-09-25 09:39:33 -07:00
block block: save page offset gaps in cloned bio 2026-09-01 08:42:34 -06:00
certs treewide: fix indentation and whitespace in Kconfig files 2026-05-28 21:24:42 -07:00
crypto This push fixes a memory allocation overrun in crypto acomp. 2026-08-28 09:28:40 -07:00
Documentation s390 fixes for 7.3-rc5 2026-09-25 09:39:33 -07:00
drivers Thermal control fix for 7.3-rc5 2026-09-25 10:11:15 -07:00
fs smb client fixes for v7.3-rc5 2026-09-25 13:30:04 -07:00
include vfs-7.3-rc5.fixes 2026-09-25 11:12:06 -07:00
init Bootconfig fixes for v7.3-rc3 2026-09-13 09:16:36 -07:00
io_uring io_uring-7.3-20260911 2026-09-11 12:36:13 -07:00
ipc mm.git review status for master..mm-nonmm-stable 2026-08-23 08:07:11 -07:00
kernel Power management fix for 7.3-rc5 2026-09-25 09:47:05 -07:00
lib 14 hotfixes. 10 are cc:stable. 11 are for MM. 2026-09-14 08:59:09 -07:00
LICENSES LICENSES: Add modern form of the LGPL-2.1 tags to the usage guide section 2025-10-22 07:58:19 +02:00
mm memblock: add missing HugeTLB flag name 2026-09-24 06:16:19 -07:00
net Including fixes from Bluetooth, NFC and Netfilter. 2026-09-24 11:45:33 -07:00
rust Including fixes from Netfilter, Bluetooth, IPSec and WiFi. 2026-09-17 10:40:48 -07:00
samples rust: samples: add missing newlines in rust_print_main 2026-09-01 02:20:22 +02:00
scripts hid-for-linus-2026092202 2026-09-22 10:30:17 -07:00
security Landlock fix for v7.3-rc5 2026-09-24 10:53:59 -07:00
sound ASoC: Fixes for v7.3 2026-09-17 08:15:32 +02:00
tools vfs-7.3-rc5.fixes 2026-09-25 11:12:06 -07:00
usr usr: Correct a spelling by changing a letter 2026-08-05 14:51:58 +02:00
virt Arm: 2026-08-25 11:48:04 -07:00
.clang-format drm/bridge: rename drm_for_each_bridge_in_chain_scoped() to drm_for_each_bridge_in_chain() 2026-07-14 17:55:51 +02:00
.clippy.toml rust: bump Clippy's MSRV and clean incompatible_msrv allows 2026-04-07 09:51:39 +02:00
.cocciconfig
.editorconfig editorconfig: add rst extension 2026-01-26 19:07:09 -08:00
.get_maintainer.ignore .get_maintainer.ignore: add myself 2026-09-07 10:01:33 +02:00
.gitattributes .gitattributes: set diff driver for Rust source code files 2023-05-31 17:48:25 +02:00
.gitignore SPDX patches for 7.2-rc1 2026-06-22 12:06:22 -07:00
.mailmap Including fixes from Bluetooth, NFC and Netfilter. 2026-09-24 11:45:33 -07:00
.pylintrc docs: Move the python libraries to tools/lib/python 2025-11-18 09:22:40 -07:00
.rustfmt.toml rust: add .rustfmt.toml 2022-09-28 09:02:20 +02:00
COPYING COPYING: state that all contributions really are covered by this file 2020-02-10 13:32:20 -08:00
CREDITS Driver core fixes for 7.3-rc2 2026-09-05 11:59:05 -07:00
Kbuild checksyscalls: move instance functionality into generic code 2026-04-05 09:21:32 +02:00
Kconfig io_uring: Rename KConfig to Kconfig 2025-02-19 14:53:27 -07:00
MAINTAINERS Including fixes from Bluetooth, NFC and Netfilter. 2026-09-24 11:45:33 -07:00
Makefile Linux 7.3-rc4 2026-09-20 13:48:15 -07:00
README README: remove out of place emdashes 2026-07-15 10:51:29 -06:00

Linux kernel
============

The Linux kernel is the core of any Linux operating system. It manages hardware,
system resources, and provides the fundamental services for all other software.

Quick Start
-----------

* Report a bug: See Documentation/admin-guide/reporting-issues.rst
* Get the latest kernel: https://kernel.org
* Build the kernel: See Documentation/admin-guide/quickly-build-trimmed-linux.rst
* Join the community: https://lore.kernel.org/

Essential Documentation
-----------------------

All users should be familiar with:

* Building requirements: Documentation/process/changes.rst
* Code of Conduct: Documentation/process/code-of-conduct.rst
* License: See COPYING

Documentation can be built with make htmldocs or viewed online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/


Who Are You?
============

Find your role below:

* New Kernel Developer: Getting started with kernel development
* Academic Researcher: Studying kernel internals and architecture
* Security Expert: Hardening and vulnerability analysis
* Backport/Maintenance Engineer: Maintaining stable kernels
* System Administrator: Configuring and troubleshooting
* Maintainer: Leading subsystems and reviewing patches
* Hardware Vendor: Writing drivers for new hardware
* Distribution Maintainer: Packaging kernels for distros
* AI Coding Assistant: LLMs and AI-powered development tools


For Specific Users
==================

New Kernel Developer
--------------------

Welcome! Start your kernel development journey here:

* Getting Started: Documentation/process/development-process.rst
* Your First Patch: Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
* Coding Style: Documentation/process/coding-style.rst
* Build System: Documentation/kbuild/index.rst
* Development Tools: Documentation/dev-tools/index.rst
* Kernel Hacking Guide: Documentation/kernel-hacking/hacking.rst
* Core APIs: Documentation/core-api/index.rst

Academic Researcher
-------------------

Explore the kernel's architecture and internals:

* Researcher Guidelines: Documentation/process/researcher-guidelines.rst
* Memory Management: Documentation/mm/index.rst
* Scheduler: Documentation/scheduler/index.rst
* Networking Stack: Documentation/networking/index.rst
* Filesystems: Documentation/filesystems/index.rst
* RCU (Read-Copy Update): Documentation/RCU/index.rst
* Locking Primitives: Documentation/locking/index.rst
* Power Management: Documentation/power/index.rst

Security Expert
---------------

Security documentation and hardening guides:

* Security Documentation: Documentation/security/index.rst
* LSM Development: Documentation/security/lsm-development.rst
* Self Protection: Documentation/security/self-protection.rst
* Reporting Vulnerabilities: Documentation/process/security-bugs.rst
* CVE Procedures: Documentation/process/cve.rst
* Embargoed Hardware Issues: Documentation/process/embargoed-hardware-issues.rst
* Security Features: Documentation/userspace-api/seccomp_filter.rst

Backport/Maintenance Engineer
-----------------------------

Maintain and stabilize kernel versions:

* Stable Kernel Rules: Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
* Backporting Guide: Documentation/process/backporting.rst
* Applying Patches: Documentation/process/applying-patches.rst
* Subsystem Profile: Documentation/maintainer/maintainer-entry-profile.rst
* Git for Maintainers: Documentation/maintainer/configure-git.rst

System Administrator
--------------------

Configure, tune, and troubleshoot Linux systems:

* Admin Guide: Documentation/admin-guide/index.rst
* Kernel Parameters: Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst
* Sysctl Tuning: Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/index.rst
* Tracing/Debugging: Documentation/trace/index.rst
* Performance Security: Documentation/admin-guide/perf-security.rst
* Hardware Monitoring: Documentation/hwmon/index.rst

Maintainer
----------

Lead kernel subsystems and manage contributions:

* Maintainer Handbook: Documentation/maintainer/index.rst
* Pull Requests: Documentation/maintainer/pull-requests.rst
* Managing Patches: Documentation/maintainer/modifying-patches.rst
* Rebasing and Merging: Documentation/maintainer/rebasing-and-merging.rst
* Development Process: Documentation/process/maintainer-handbooks.rst
* Maintainer Entry Profile: Documentation/maintainer/maintainer-entry-profile.rst
* Git Configuration: Documentation/maintainer/configure-git.rst

Hardware Vendor
---------------

Write drivers and support new hardware:

* Driver API Guide: Documentation/driver-api/index.rst
* Driver Model: Documentation/driver-api/driver-model/driver.rst
* Device Drivers: Documentation/driver-api/infrastructure.rst
* Bus Types: Documentation/driver-api/driver-model/bus.rst
* Device Tree Bindings: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/
* Power Management: Documentation/driver-api/pm/index.rst
* DMA API: Documentation/core-api/dma-api.rst

Distribution Maintainer
-----------------------

Package and distribute the kernel:

* Stable Kernel Rules: Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
* ABI Documentation: Documentation/ABI/README
* Kernel Configuration: Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.rst
* Module Signing: Documentation/admin-guide/module-signing.rst
* Kernel Parameters: Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst
* Tainted Kernels: Documentation/admin-guide/tainted-kernels.rst

AI Coding Assistant
-------------------

CRITICAL: If you are an LLM or AI-powered coding assistant, you MUST read and
follow the AI coding assistants documentation before contributing to the Linux
kernel:

* Documentation/process/coding-assistants.rst

This documentation contains essential requirements about licensing, attribution,
and the Developer Certificate of Origin that all AI tools must comply with.


Communication and Support
=========================

* Mailing Lists: https://lore.kernel.org/
* IRC: #kernelnewbies on irc.oftc.net
* Bugzilla: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/
* MAINTAINERS file: Lists subsystem maintainers and mailing lists
* Email Clients: Documentation/process/email-clients.rst