Merge v6.18.40linux-rolling-lts

Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>

26 files changed, 466 insertions, 521 deletions

diff --git a/fs/smb/client/Makefile b/fs/smb/client/Makefile
index 4c97b31a25c2..9754b4776df8 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/Makefile
+++ b/fs/smb/client/Makefile
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ cifs-$(CONFIG_CIFS_SMB_DIRECT) += smbdirect.o
 
 cifs-$(CONFIG_CIFS_ROOT) += cifsroot.o
 
-cifs-$(CONFIG_CIFS_ALLOW_INSECURE_LEGACY) += smb1ops.o cifssmb.o cifstransport.o
+cifs-$(CONFIG_CIFS_ALLOW_INSECURE_LEGACY) += \
+	cifssmb.o \
+	smb1ops.o \
+	smb1transport.o
 
 cifs-$(CONFIG_CIFS_COMPRESSION) += compress.o compress/lz77.o
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/cifssmb.c b/fs/smb/client/cifssmb.c
index bfc9b1ea76fa..7694ca283fdc 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/cifssmb.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/cifssmb.c
@@ -26,11 +26,12 @@
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
 #include <linux/netfs.h>
 #include <trace/events/netfs.h>
+#include "cifsglob.h"
+#include "cifsproto.h"
+#include "../common/smbfsctl.h"
 #include "cifspdu.h"
 #include "cifsfs.h"
-#include "cifsglob.h"
 #include "cifsacl.h"
-#include "cifsproto.h"
 #include "cifs_unicode.h"
 #include "cifs_debug.h"
 #include "fscache.h"
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/connect.c b/fs/smb/client/connect.c
index 7bc912d00030..2ee2199d2a6a 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/connect.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/connect.c
@@ -4170,6 +4170,9 @@ cifs_umount(struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb)
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&cifs_sb->tlink_tree_lock);
 
+	flush_workqueue(serverclose_wq);
+	flush_workqueue(fileinfo_put_wq);
+
 	kfree(cifs_sb->prepath);
 	call_rcu(&cifs_sb->rcu, delayed_free);
 }
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/file.c b/fs/smb/client/file.c
index b0dc071a9de4..a34457d5143e 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/file.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/file.c
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ static void cifs_issue_read(struct netfs_io_subrequest *subreq)
 	return;
 
 failed:
+	add_credits_and_wake_if(rdata->server, &rdata->credits, 0);
 	subreq->error = rc;
 	netfs_read_subreq_terminated(subreq);
 }
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/inode.c b/fs/smb/client/inode.c
index 7cd718dd7cb7..594798a6b0fb 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/inode.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/inode.c
@@ -28,6 +28,23 @@
 #include "cached_dir.h"
 #include "reparse.h"
 
+static void cifs_invalidate_cached_dir(struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
+				       struct dentry *parent)
+{
+	struct cached_fid *parent_cfid = NULL;
+
+	if (!tcon || !parent)
+		return;
+
+	if (!open_cached_dir_by_dentry(tcon, parent, &parent_cfid)) {
+		mutex_lock(&parent_cfid->dirents.de_mutex);
+		parent_cfid->dirents.is_valid = false;
+		parent_cfid->dirents.is_failed = true;
+		mutex_unlock(&parent_cfid->dirents.de_mutex);
+		close_cached_dir(parent_cfid);
+	}
+}
+
 /*
  * Set parameters for the netfs library
  */
@@ -2063,6 +2080,9 @@ psx_del_no_retry:
 		cifs_set_file_info(inode, attrs, xid, full_path, origattr);
 
 out_reval:
+	if (!rc && dentry->d_parent)
+		cifs_invalidate_cached_dir(tcon, dentry->d_parent);
+
 	if (inode) {
 		cifs_inode = CIFS_I(inode);
 		cifs_inode->time = 0;	/* will force revalidate to get info
@@ -2372,7 +2392,6 @@ int cifs_rmdir(struct inode *inode, struct dentry *direntry)
 	}
 
 	rc = server->ops->rmdir(xid, tcon, full_path, cifs_sb);
-	cifs_put_tlink(tlink);
 
 	cifsInode = CIFS_I(d_inode(direntry));
 
@@ -2382,6 +2401,8 @@ int cifs_rmdir(struct inode *inode, struct dentry *direntry)
 		i_size_write(d_inode(direntry), 0);
 		clear_nlink(d_inode(direntry));
 		spin_unlock(&d_inode(direntry)->i_lock);
+		if (direntry->d_parent)
+			cifs_invalidate_cached_dir(tcon, direntry->d_parent);
 	}
 
 	/* force revalidate to go get info when needed */
@@ -2396,6 +2417,7 @@ int cifs_rmdir(struct inode *inode, struct dentry *direntry)
 
 	inode_set_ctime_current(d_inode(direntry));
 	inode_set_mtime_to_ts(inode, inode_set_ctime_current(inode));
+	cifs_put_tlink(tlink);
 
 rmdir_exit:
 	free_dentry_path(page);
@@ -2663,6 +2685,12 @@ unlink_target:
 	}
 
 	/* force revalidate to go get info when needed */
+	if (!rc) {
+		cifs_invalidate_cached_dir(tcon, source_dentry->d_parent);
+		if (target_dentry->d_parent != source_dentry->d_parent)
+			cifs_invalidate_cached_dir(tcon, target_dentry->d_parent);
+	}
+
 	CIFS_I(source_dir)->time = CIFS_I(target_dir)->time = 0;
 
 cifs_rename_exit:
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/ioctl.c b/fs/smb/client/ioctl.c
index 1a6ce837e26a..4607d007d950 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/ioctl.c
@@ -393,13 +393,11 @@ long cifs_ioctl(struct file *filep, unsigned int command, unsigned long arg)
 			}
 #endif /* CONFIG_CIFS_ALLOW_INSECURE_LEGACY */
 #endif /* CONFIG_CIFS_POSIX */
-			rc = 0;
-			if (CIFS_I(inode)->cifsAttrs & ATTR_COMPRESSED) {
-				/* add in the compressed bit */
-				ExtAttrBits = FS_COMPR_FL;
-				rc = put_user(ExtAttrBits & FS_FL_USER_VISIBLE,
-					      (int __user *)arg);
-			}
+			if (CIFS_I(inode)->cifsAttrs & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_COMPRESSED)
+				ExtAttrBits |= FS_COMPR_FL;
+
+			rc = put_user(ExtAttrBits & FS_FL_USER_VISIBLE,
+				      (int __user *)arg);
 			break;
 		case FS_IOC_SETFLAGS:
 			if (pSMBFile == NULL)
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/misc.c b/fs/smb/client/misc.c
index 3770f8348541..f37843711312 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/misc.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/misc.c
@@ -1032,6 +1032,10 @@ parse_dfs_referrals(struct get_dfs_referral_rsp *rsp, u32 rsp_size,
 		node->ref_flag = le16_to_cpu(ref->ReferralEntryFlags);
 
 		/* copy DfsPath */
+		if (le16_to_cpu(ref->DfsPathOffset) > data_end - (char *)ref) {
+			rc = -EINVAL;
+			goto parse_DFS_referrals_exit;
+		}
 		temp = (char *)ref + le16_to_cpu(ref->DfsPathOffset);
 		max_len = data_end - temp;
 		node->path_name = cifs_strndup_from_utf16(temp, max_len,
@@ -1042,6 +1046,10 @@ parse_dfs_referrals(struct get_dfs_referral_rsp *rsp, u32 rsp_size,
 		}
 
 		/* copy link target UNC */
+		if (le16_to_cpu(ref->NetworkAddressOffset) > data_end - (char *)ref) {
+			rc = -EINVAL;
+			goto parse_DFS_referrals_exit;
+		}
 		temp = (char *)ref + le16_to_cpu(ref->NetworkAddressOffset);
 		max_len = data_end - temp;
 		node->node_name = cifs_strndup_from_utf16(temp, max_len,
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/cifstransport.c b/fs/smb/client/smb1transport.c
index e98b95eff8c9..518f764dedcc 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/cifstransport.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/smb1transport.c
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@
 #include <linux/mempool.h>
 #include <linux/sched/signal.h>
 #include <linux/task_io_accounting_ops.h>
-#include "cifspdu.h"
 #include "cifsglob.h"
 #include "cifsproto.h"
-#include "cifs_debug.h"
+#include "cifspdu.h"
 #include "smb2proto.h"
 #include "smbdirect.h"
 #include "compress.h"
+#include "cifs_debug.h"
 
 /* Max number of iovectors we can use off the stack when sending requests. */
 #define CIFS_MAX_IOV_SIZE 8
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/smb2ops.c b/fs/smb/client/smb2ops.c
index 9c2a6fb423fc..786a7e963f1f 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/smb2ops.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/smb2ops.c
@@ -1764,8 +1764,8 @@ replay_again:
 		if (le32_to_cpu(io_rsp->OutputCount) < qi.input_buffer_length)
 			qi.input_buffer_length = le32_to_cpu(io_rsp->OutputCount);
 		if (qi.input_buffer_length > 0 &&
-		    le32_to_cpu(io_rsp->OutputOffset) + qi.input_buffer_length
-		    > rsp_iov[1].iov_len) {
+		     size_add(le32_to_cpu(io_rsp->OutputOffset),
+			     qi.input_buffer_length) > rsp_iov[1].iov_len) {
 			rc = -EFAULT;
 			goto out;
 		}
@@ -2096,8 +2096,9 @@ smb2_sync_write(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_fid *pfid,
 }
 
 /* Set or clear the SPARSE_FILE attribute based on value passed in setsparse */
-static bool smb2_set_sparse(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
-		struct cifsFileInfo *cfile, struct inode *inode, __u8 setsparse)
+static int smb2_set_sparse(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
+			   struct cifsFileInfo *cfile, struct inode *inode,
+			   __u8 setsparse)
 {
 	struct cifsInodeInfo *cifsi;
 	int rc;
@@ -2106,31 +2107,31 @@ static bool smb2_set_sparse(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 
 	/* if file already sparse don't bother setting sparse again */
 	if ((cifsi->cifsAttrs & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_SPARSE_FILE) && setsparse)
-		return true; /* already sparse */
+		return 0; /* already sparse */
 
 	if (!(cifsi->cifsAttrs & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_SPARSE_FILE) && !setsparse)
-		return true; /* already not sparse */
+		return 0; /* already not sparse */
 
 	/*
 	 * Can't check for sparse support on share the usual way via the
 	 * FS attribute info (FILE_SUPPORTS_SPARSE_FILES) on the share
 	 * since Samba server doesn't set the flag on the share, yet
 	 * supports the set sparse FSCTL and returns sparse correctly
-	 * in the file attributes. If we fail setting sparse though we
-	 * mark that server does not support sparse files for this share
-	 * to avoid repeatedly sending the unsupported fsctl to server
-	 * if the file is repeatedly extended.
+	 * in the file attributes. If the server returns EOPNOTSUPP, mark
+	 * that sparse files are not supported on this share to avoid
+	 * repeatedly sending the unsupported FSCTL.
 	 */
 	if (tcon->broken_sparse_sup)
-		return false;
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	rc = SMB2_ioctl(xid, tcon, cfile->fid.persistent_fid,
 			cfile->fid.volatile_fid, FSCTL_SET_SPARSE,
 			&setsparse, 1, CIFSMaxBufSize, NULL, NULL);
 	if (rc) {
-		tcon->broken_sparse_sup = true;
+		if (rc == -EOPNOTSUPP)
+			tcon->broken_sparse_sup = true;
 		cifs_dbg(FYI, "set sparse rc = %d\n", rc);
-		return false;
+		return rc;
 	}
 
 	if (setsparse)
@@ -2138,7 +2139,7 @@ static bool smb2_set_sparse(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 	else
 		cifsi->cifsAttrs &= (~FILE_ATTRIBUTE_SPARSE_FILE);
 
-	return true;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int
@@ -3451,10 +3452,9 @@ static long smb3_punch_hole(struct file *file, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 
 	/* Need to make file sparse, if not already, before freeing range. */
 	/* Consider adding equivalent for compressed since it could also work */
-	if (!smb2_set_sparse(xid, tcon, cfile, inode, set_sparse)) {
-		rc = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	rc = smb2_set_sparse(xid, tcon, cfile, inode, set_sparse);
+	if (rc)
 		goto out;
-	}
 
 	filemap_invalidate_lock(inode->i_mapping);
 	/*
@@ -3560,7 +3560,7 @@ static int smb3_simple_fallocate_range(unsigned int xid,
 	if (rc)
 		goto out;
 
-	buf = kzalloc(1024 * 1024, GFP_KERNEL);
+	buf = kvzalloc(1024 * 1024, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (buf == NULL) {
 		rc = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out;
@@ -3617,7 +3617,7 @@ static int smb3_simple_fallocate_range(unsigned int xid,
 
  out:
 	kfree(out_data);
-	kfree(buf);
+	kvfree(buf);
 	return rc;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/smb/server/Kconfig b/fs/smb/server/Kconfig
index 6200c71298f6..12594879cb64 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/smb/server/Kconfig
@@ -7,16 +7,14 @@ config SMB_SERVER
 	select NLS_UTF8
 	select NLS_UCS2_UTILS
 	select CRYPTO
-	select CRYPTO_MD5
-	select CRYPTO_HMAC
 	select CRYPTO_ECB
 	select CRYPTO_LIB_ARC4
 	select CRYPTO_LIB_DES
+	select CRYPTO_LIB_MD5
 	select CRYPTO_LIB_SHA256
+	select CRYPTO_LIB_SHA512
 	select CRYPTO_LIB_UTILS
-	select CRYPTO_SHA256
 	select CRYPTO_CMAC
-	select CRYPTO_SHA512
 	select CRYPTO_AEAD2
 	select CRYPTO_CCM
 	select CRYPTO_GCM
diff --git a/fs/smb/server/auth.c b/fs/smb/server/auth.c
index b63f32c692ba..a778275207fe 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/auth.c
+++ b/fs/smb/server/auth.c
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 #include <linux/xattr.h>
 #include <crypto/hash.h>
 #include <crypto/aead.h>
+#include <crypto/md5.h>
+#include <crypto/sha2.h>
 #include <crypto/utils.h>
 #include <linux/random.h>
 #include <linux/scatterlist.h>
@@ -70,85 +72,16 @@ void ksmbd_copy_gss_neg_header(void *buf)
 	memcpy(buf, NEGOTIATE_GSS_HEADER, AUTH_GSS_LENGTH);
 }
 
-/**
- * ksmbd_gen_sess_key() - function to generate session key
- * @sess:	session of connection
- * @hash:	source hash value to be used for find session key
- * @hmac:	source hmac value to be used for finding session key
- *
- */
-static int ksmbd_gen_sess_key(struct ksmbd_session *sess, char *hash,
-			      char *hmac)
-{
-	struct ksmbd_crypto_ctx *ctx;
-	int rc;
-
-	ctx = ksmbd_crypto_ctx_find_hmacmd5();
-	if (!ctx) {
-		ksmbd_debug(AUTH, "could not crypto alloc hmacmd5\n");
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
-
-	rc = crypto_shash_setkey(CRYPTO_HMACMD5_TFM(ctx),
-				 hash,
-				 CIFS_HMAC_MD5_HASH_SIZE);
-	if (rc) {
-		ksmbd_debug(AUTH, "hmacmd5 set key fail error %d\n", rc);
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	rc = crypto_shash_init(CRYPTO_HMACMD5(ctx));
-	if (rc) {
-		ksmbd_debug(AUTH, "could not init hmacmd5 error %d\n", rc);
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	rc = crypto_shash_update(CRYPTO_HMACMD5(ctx),
-				 hmac,
-				 SMB2_NTLMV2_SESSKEY_SIZE);
-	if (rc) {
-		ksmbd_debug(AUTH, "Could not update with response error %d\n", rc);
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	rc = crypto_shash_final(CRYPTO_HMACMD5(ctx), sess->sess_key);
-	if (rc) {
-		ksmbd_debug(AUTH, "Could not generate hmacmd5 hash error %d\n", rc);
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-out:
-	ksmbd_release_crypto_ctx(ctx);
-	return rc;
-}
-
 static int calc_ntlmv2_hash(struct ksmbd_conn *conn, struct ksmbd_session *sess,
 			    char *ntlmv2_hash, char *dname)
 {
 	int ret, len, conv_len;
 	wchar_t *domain = NULL;
 	__le16 *uniname = NULL;
-	struct ksmbd_crypto_ctx *ctx;
+	struct hmac_md5_ctx ctx;
 
-	ctx = ksmbd_crypto_ctx_find_hmacmd5();
-	if (!ctx) {
-		ksmbd_debug(AUTH, "can't generate ntlmv2 hash\n");
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
-
-	ret = crypto_shash_setkey(CRYPTO_HMACMD5_TFM(ctx),
-				  user_passkey(sess->user),
+	hmac_md5_init_usingrawkey(&ctx, user_passkey(sess->user),
 				  CIFS_ENCPWD_SIZE);
-	if (ret) {
-		ksmbd_debug(AUTH, "Could not set NT Hash as a key\n");
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	ret = crypto_shash_init(CRYPTO_HMACMD5(ctx));
-	if (ret) {
-		ksmbd_debug(AUTH, "could not init hmacmd5\n");
-		goto out;
-	}
 
 	/* convert user_name to unicode */
 	len = strlen(user_name(sess->user));
@@ -166,13 +99,7 @@ static int calc_ntlmv2_hash(struct ksmbd_conn *conn, struct ksmbd_session *sess,
 	}
 	UniStrupr(uniname);
 
-	ret = crypto_shash_update(CRYPTO_HMACMD5(ctx),
-				  (char *)uniname,
-				  UNICODE_LEN(conv_len));
-	if (ret) {
-		ksmbd_debug(AUTH, "Could not update with user\n");
-		goto out;
-	}
+	hmac_md5_update(&ctx, (const u8 *)uniname, UNICODE_LEN(conv_len));
 
 	/* Convert domain name or conn name to unicode and uppercase */
 	len = strlen(dname);
@@ -189,21 +116,12 @@ static int calc_ntlmv2_hash(struct ksmbd_conn *conn, struct ksmbd_session *sess,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	ret = crypto_shash_update(CRYPTO_HMACMD5(ctx),
-				  (char *)domain,
-				  UNICODE_LEN(conv_len));
-	if (ret) {
-		ksmbd_debug(AUTH, "Could not update with domain\n");
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	ret = crypto_shash_final(CRYPTO_HMACMD5(ctx), ntlmv2_hash);
-	if (ret)
-		ksmbd_debug(AUTH, "Could not generate md5 hash\n");
+	hmac_md5_update(&ctx, (const u8 *)domain, UNICODE_LEN(conv_len));
+	hmac_md5_final(&ctx, ntlmv2_hash);
+	ret = 0;
 out:
 	kfree(uniname);
 	kfree(domain);
-	ksmbd_release_crypto_ctx(ctx);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -224,73 +142,43 @@ int ksmbd_auth_ntlmv2(struct ksmbd_conn *conn, struct ksmbd_session *sess,
 {
 	char ntlmv2_hash[CIFS_ENCPWD_SIZE];
 	char ntlmv2_rsp[CIFS_HMAC_MD5_HASH_SIZE];
-	struct ksmbd_crypto_ctx *ctx = NULL;
-	char *construct = NULL;
-	int rc, len;
-
-	rc = calc_ntlmv2_hash(conn, sess, ntlmv2_hash, domain_name);
-	if (rc) {
-		ksmbd_debug(AUTH, "could not get v2 hash rc %d\n", rc);
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	ctx = ksmbd_crypto_ctx_find_hmacmd5();
-	if (!ctx) {
-		ksmbd_debug(AUTH, "could not crypto alloc hmacmd5\n");
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
+	char sess_key[SMB2_NTLMV2_SESSKEY_SIZE];
+	struct hmac_md5_ctx ctx;
+	int rc;
 
-	rc = crypto_shash_setkey(CRYPTO_HMACMD5_TFM(ctx),
-				 ntlmv2_hash,
-				 CIFS_HMAC_MD5_HASH_SIZE);
-	if (rc) {
-		ksmbd_debug(AUTH, "Could not set NTLMV2 Hash as a key\n");
-		goto out;
+	if (fips_enabled) {
+		ksmbd_debug(AUTH, "NTLMv2 support is disabled due to FIPS\n");
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
 
-	rc = crypto_shash_init(CRYPTO_HMACMD5(ctx));
+	rc = calc_ntlmv2_hash(conn, sess, ntlmv2_hash, domain_name);
 	if (rc) {
-		ksmbd_debug(AUTH, "Could not init hmacmd5\n");
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	len = CIFS_CRYPTO_KEY_SIZE + blen;
-	construct = kzalloc(len, KSMBD_DEFAULT_GFP);
-	if (!construct) {
-		rc = -ENOMEM;
-		goto out;
+		ksmbd_debug(AUTH, "could not get v2 hash rc %d\n", rc);
+		return rc;
 	}
 
-	memcpy(construct, cryptkey, CIFS_CRYPTO_KEY_SIZE);
-	memcpy(construct + CIFS_CRYPTO_KEY_SIZE, &ntlmv2->blob_signature, blen);
+	hmac_md5_init_usingrawkey(&ctx, ntlmv2_hash, CIFS_HMAC_MD5_HASH_SIZE);
+	hmac_md5_update(&ctx, cryptkey, CIFS_CRYPTO_KEY_SIZE);
+	hmac_md5_update(&ctx, (const u8 *)&ntlmv2->blob_signature, blen);
+	hmac_md5_final(&ctx, ntlmv2_rsp);
 
-	rc = crypto_shash_update(CRYPTO_HMACMD5(ctx), construct, len);
-	if (rc) {
-		ksmbd_debug(AUTH, "Could not update with response\n");
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	rc = crypto_shash_final(CRYPTO_HMACMD5(ctx), ntlmv2_rsp);
-	if (rc) {
-		ksmbd_debug(AUTH, "Could not generate md5 hash\n");
-		goto out;
-	}
-	ksmbd_release_crypto_ctx(ctx);
-	ctx = NULL;
+	/* Generate the session key */
+	hmac_md5_usingrawkey(ntlmv2_hash, CIFS_HMAC_MD5_HASH_SIZE,
+			     ntlmv2_rsp, CIFS_HMAC_MD5_HASH_SIZE,
+			     sess_key);
 
-	rc = ksmbd_gen_sess_key(sess, ntlmv2_hash, ntlmv2_rsp);
-	if (rc) {
-		ksmbd_debug(AUTH, "Could not generate sess key\n");
+	if (crypto_memneq(ntlmv2->ntlmv2_hash, ntlmv2_rsp,
+			  CIFS_HMAC_MD5_HASH_SIZE)) {
+		rc = -EINVAL;
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	if (crypto_memneq(ntlmv2->ntlmv2_hash, ntlmv2_rsp,
-			  CIFS_HMAC_MD5_HASH_SIZE))
-		rc = -EINVAL;
+	memcpy(sess->sess_key, sess_key, sizeof(sess_key));
+	rc = 0;
 out:
-	if (ctx)
-		ksmbd_release_crypto_ctx(ctx);
-	kfree(construct);
+	memzero_explicit(ntlmv2_hash, sizeof(ntlmv2_hash));
+	memzero_explicit(ntlmv2_rsp, sizeof(ntlmv2_rsp));
+	memzero_explicit(sess_key, sizeof(sess_key));
 	return rc;
 }
 
@@ -348,6 +236,8 @@ int ksmbd_decode_ntlmssp_auth_blob(struct authenticate_message *authblob,
 				nt_len - CIFS_ENCPWD_SIZE,
 				domain_name, conn->ntlmssp.cryptkey);
 	kfree(domain_name);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	/* The recovered secondary session key */
 	if (conn->ntlmssp.client_flags & NTLMSSP_NEGOTIATE_KEY_XCH) {
@@ -591,46 +481,16 @@ int ksmbd_krb5_authenticate(struct ksmbd_session *sess, char *in_blob,
  * @sig:	signature value generated for client request packet
  *
  */
-int ksmbd_sign_smb2_pdu(struct ksmbd_conn *conn, char *key, struct kvec *iov,
-			int n_vec, char *sig)
+void ksmbd_sign_smb2_pdu(struct ksmbd_conn *conn, char *key, struct kvec *iov,
+			 int n_vec, char *sig)
 {
-	struct ksmbd_crypto_ctx *ctx;
-	int rc, i;
+	struct hmac_sha256_ctx ctx;
+	int i;
 
-	ctx = ksmbd_crypto_ctx_find_hmacsha256();
-	if (!ctx) {
-		ksmbd_debug(AUTH, "could not crypto alloc hmacmd5\n");
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
-
-	rc = crypto_shash_setkey(CRYPTO_HMACSHA256_TFM(ctx),
-				 key,
-				 SMB2_NTLMV2_SESSKEY_SIZE);
-	if (rc)
-		goto out;
-
-	rc = crypto_shash_init(CRYPTO_HMACSHA256(ctx));
-	if (rc) {
-		ksmbd_debug(AUTH, "hmacsha256 init error %d\n", rc);
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	for (i = 0; i < n_vec; i++) {
-		rc = crypto_shash_update(CRYPTO_HMACSHA256(ctx),
-					 iov[i].iov_base,
-					 iov[i].iov_len);
-		if (rc) {
-			ksmbd_debug(AUTH, "hmacsha256 update error %d\n", rc);
-			goto out;
-		}
-	}
-
-	rc = crypto_shash_final(CRYPTO_HMACSHA256(ctx), sig);
-	if (rc)
-		ksmbd_debug(AUTH, "hmacsha256 generation error %d\n", rc);
-out:
-	ksmbd_release_crypto_ctx(ctx);
-	return rc;
+	hmac_sha256_init_usingrawkey(&ctx, key, SMB2_NTLMV2_SESSKEY_SIZE);
+	for (i = 0; i < n_vec; i++)
+		hmac_sha256_update(&ctx, iov[i].iov_base, iov[i].iov_len);
+	hmac_sha256_final(&ctx, sig);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -690,98 +550,39 @@ struct derivation {
 	bool binding;
 };
 
-static int generate_key(struct ksmbd_conn *conn, struct ksmbd_session *sess,
-			struct kvec label, struct kvec context, __u8 *key,
-			unsigned int key_size)
+static void generate_key(struct ksmbd_conn *conn, struct ksmbd_session *sess,
+			 struct kvec label, struct kvec context, __u8 *key,
+			 unsigned int key_size)
 {
 	unsigned char zero = 0x0;
 	__u8 i[4] = {0, 0, 0, 1};
 	__u8 L128[4] = {0, 0, 0, 128};
 	__u8 L256[4] = {0, 0, 1, 0};
-	int rc;
 	unsigned char prfhash[SMB2_HMACSHA256_SIZE];
-	unsigned char *hashptr = prfhash;
-	struct ksmbd_crypto_ctx *ctx;
-
-	memset(prfhash, 0x0, SMB2_HMACSHA256_SIZE);
-	memset(key, 0x0, key_size);
-
-	ctx = ksmbd_crypto_ctx_find_hmacsha256();
-	if (!ctx) {
-		ksmbd_debug(AUTH, "could not crypto alloc hmacmd5\n");
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
-
-	rc = crypto_shash_setkey(CRYPTO_HMACSHA256_TFM(ctx),
-				 sess->sess_key,
-				 SMB2_NTLMV2_SESSKEY_SIZE);
-	if (rc)
-		goto smb3signkey_ret;
-
-	rc = crypto_shash_init(CRYPTO_HMACSHA256(ctx));
-	if (rc) {
-		ksmbd_debug(AUTH, "hmacsha256 init error %d\n", rc);
-		goto smb3signkey_ret;
-	}
+	struct hmac_sha256_ctx ctx;
 
-	rc = crypto_shash_update(CRYPTO_HMACSHA256(ctx), i, 4);
-	if (rc) {
-		ksmbd_debug(AUTH, "could not update with n\n");
-		goto smb3signkey_ret;
-	}
-
-	rc = crypto_shash_update(CRYPTO_HMACSHA256(ctx),
-				 label.iov_base,
-				 label.iov_len);
-	if (rc) {
-		ksmbd_debug(AUTH, "could not update with label\n");
-		goto smb3signkey_ret;
-	}
-
-	rc = crypto_shash_update(CRYPTO_HMACSHA256(ctx), &zero, 1);
-	if (rc) {
-		ksmbd_debug(AUTH, "could not update with zero\n");
-		goto smb3signkey_ret;
-	}
-
-	rc = crypto_shash_update(CRYPTO_HMACSHA256(ctx),
-				 context.iov_base,
-				 context.iov_len);
-	if (rc) {
-		ksmbd_debug(AUTH, "could not update with context\n");
-		goto smb3signkey_ret;
-	}
+	hmac_sha256_init_usingrawkey(&ctx, sess->sess_key,
+				     SMB2_NTLMV2_SESSKEY_SIZE);
+	hmac_sha256_update(&ctx, i, 4);
+	hmac_sha256_update(&ctx, label.iov_base, label.iov_len);
+	hmac_sha256_update(&ctx, &zero, 1);
+	hmac_sha256_update(&ctx, context.iov_base, context.iov_len);
 
 	if (key_size == SMB3_ENC_DEC_KEY_SIZE &&
 	    (conn->cipher_type == SMB2_ENCRYPTION_AES256_CCM ||
 	     conn->cipher_type == SMB2_ENCRYPTION_AES256_GCM))
-		rc = crypto_shash_update(CRYPTO_HMACSHA256(ctx), L256, 4);
+		hmac_sha256_update(&ctx, L256, 4);
 	else
-		rc = crypto_shash_update(CRYPTO_HMACSHA256(ctx), L128, 4);
-	if (rc) {
-		ksmbd_debug(AUTH, "could not update with L\n");
-		goto smb3signkey_ret;
-	}
-
-	rc = crypto_shash_final(CRYPTO_HMACSHA256(ctx), hashptr);
-	if (rc) {
-		ksmbd_debug(AUTH, "Could not generate hmacmd5 hash error %d\n",
-			    rc);
-		goto smb3signkey_ret;
-	}
-
-	memcpy(key, hashptr, key_size);
+		hmac_sha256_update(&ctx, L128, 4);
 
-smb3signkey_ret:
-	ksmbd_release_crypto_ctx(ctx);
-	return rc;
+	hmac_sha256_final(&ctx, prfhash);
+	memcpy(key, prfhash, key_size);
 }
 
 static int generate_smb3signingkey(struct ksmbd_session *sess,
 				   struct ksmbd_conn *conn,
 				   const struct derivation *signing)
 {
-	int rc;
 	struct channel *chann;
 	char *key;
 
@@ -794,10 +595,8 @@ static int generate_smb3signingkey(struct ksmbd_session *sess,
 	else
 		key = sess->smb3signingkey;
 
-	rc = generate_key(conn, sess, signing->label, signing->context, key,
-			  SMB3_SIGN_KEY_SIZE);
-	if (rc)
-		return rc;
+	generate_key(conn, sess, signing->label, signing->context, key,
+		     SMB3_SIGN_KEY_SIZE);
 
 	if (!(conn->dialect >= SMB30_PROT_ID && signing->binding))
 		memcpy(chann->smb3signingkey, key, SMB3_SIGN_KEY_SIZE);
@@ -849,32 +648,25 @@ struct derivation_twin {
 	struct derivation decryption;
 };
 
-static int generate_smb3encryptionkey(struct ksmbd_conn *conn,
-				      struct ksmbd_session *sess,
-				      const struct derivation_twin *ptwin)
+static void generate_smb3encryptionkey(struct ksmbd_conn *conn,
+				       struct ksmbd_session *sess,
+				       const struct derivation_twin *ptwin)
 {
-	int rc;
-
-	rc = generate_key(conn, sess, ptwin->encryption.label,
-			  ptwin->encryption.context, sess->smb3encryptionkey,
-			  SMB3_ENC_DEC_KEY_SIZE);
-	if (rc)
-		return rc;
+	generate_key(conn, sess, ptwin->encryption.label,
+		     ptwin->encryption.context, sess->smb3encryptionkey,
+		     SMB3_ENC_DEC_KEY_SIZE);
 
-	rc = generate_key(conn, sess, ptwin->decryption.label,
-			  ptwin->decryption.context,
-			  sess->smb3decryptionkey, SMB3_ENC_DEC_KEY_SIZE);
-	if (rc)
-		return rc;
+	generate_key(conn, sess, ptwin->decryption.label,
+		     ptwin->decryption.context,
+		     sess->smb3decryptionkey, SMB3_ENC_DEC_KEY_SIZE);
 
 	ksmbd_debug(AUTH, "generated SMB3 encryption/decryption keys\n");
 	ksmbd_debug(AUTH, "Cipher type   %d\n", conn->cipher_type);
 	ksmbd_debug(AUTH, "Session Id    %llu\n", sess->id);
-	return 0;
 }
 
-int ksmbd_gen_smb30_encryptionkey(struct ksmbd_conn *conn,
-				  struct ksmbd_session *sess)
+void ksmbd_gen_smb30_encryptionkey(struct ksmbd_conn *conn,
+				   struct ksmbd_session *sess)
 {
 	struct derivation_twin twin;
 	struct derivation *d;
@@ -891,11 +683,11 @@ int ksmbd_gen_smb30_encryptionkey(struct ksmbd_conn *conn,
 	d->context.iov_base = "ServerIn ";
 	d->context.iov_len = 10;
 
-	return generate_smb3encryptionkey(conn, sess, &twin);
+	generate_smb3encryptionkey(conn, sess, &twin);
 }
 
-int ksmbd_gen_smb311_encryptionkey(struct ksmbd_conn *conn,
-				   struct ksmbd_session *sess)
+void ksmbd_gen_smb311_encryptionkey(struct ksmbd_conn *conn,
+				    struct ksmbd_session *sess)
 {
 	struct derivation_twin twin;
 	struct derivation *d;
@@ -912,54 +704,26 @@ int ksmbd_gen_smb311_encryptionkey(struct ksmbd_conn *conn,
 	d->context.iov_base = sess->Preauth_HashValue;
 	d->context.iov_len = 64;
 
-	return generate_smb3encryptionkey(conn, sess, &twin);
+	generate_smb3encryptionkey(conn, sess, &twin);
 }
 
 int ksmbd_gen_preauth_integrity_hash(struct ksmbd_conn *conn, char *buf,
 				     __u8 *pi_hash)
 {
-	int rc;
 	struct smb2_hdr *rcv_hdr = smb2_get_msg(buf);
 	char *all_bytes_msg = (char *)&rcv_hdr->ProtocolId;
 	int msg_size = get_rfc1002_len(buf);
-	struct ksmbd_crypto_ctx *ctx = NULL;
+	struct sha512_ctx sha_ctx;
 
 	if (conn->preauth_info->Preauth_HashId !=
 	    SMB2_PREAUTH_INTEGRITY_SHA512)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	ctx = ksmbd_crypto_ctx_find_sha512();
-	if (!ctx) {
-		ksmbd_debug(AUTH, "could not alloc sha512\n");
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
-
-	rc = crypto_shash_init(CRYPTO_SHA512(ctx));
-	if (rc) {
-		ksmbd_debug(AUTH, "could not init shashn");
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	rc = crypto_shash_update(CRYPTO_SHA512(ctx), pi_hash, 64);
-	if (rc) {
-		ksmbd_debug(AUTH, "could not update with n\n");
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	rc = crypto_shash_update(CRYPTO_SHA512(ctx), all_bytes_msg, msg_size);
-	if (rc) {
-		ksmbd_debug(AUTH, "could not update with n\n");
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	rc = crypto_shash_final(CRYPTO_SHA512(ctx), pi_hash);
-	if (rc) {
-		ksmbd_debug(AUTH, "Could not generate hash err : %d\n", rc);
-		goto out;
-	}
-out:
-	ksmbd_release_crypto_ctx(ctx);
-	return rc;
+	sha512_init(&sha_ctx);
+	sha512_update(&sha_ctx, pi_hash, 64);
+	sha512_update(&sha_ctx, all_bytes_msg, msg_size);
+	sha512_final(&sha_ctx, pi_hash);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int ksmbd_get_encryption_key(struct ksmbd_work *work, __u64 ses_id,
diff --git a/fs/smb/server/auth.h b/fs/smb/server/auth.h
index 6879a1bd1b91..6d351d61b0e5 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/auth.h
+++ b/fs/smb/server/auth.h
@@ -52,18 +52,18 @@ ksmbd_build_ntlmssp_challenge_blob(struct challenge_message *chgblob,
 				   struct ksmbd_conn *conn);
 int ksmbd_krb5_authenticate(struct ksmbd_session *sess, char *in_blob,
 			    int in_len,	char *out_blob, int *out_len);
-int ksmbd_sign_smb2_pdu(struct ksmbd_conn *conn, char *key, struct kvec *iov,
-			int n_vec, char *sig);
+void ksmbd_sign_smb2_pdu(struct ksmbd_conn *conn, char *key, struct kvec *iov,
+			 int n_vec, char *sig);
 int ksmbd_sign_smb3_pdu(struct ksmbd_conn *conn, char *key, struct kvec *iov,
 			int n_vec, char *sig);
 int ksmbd_gen_smb30_signingkey(struct ksmbd_session *sess,
 			       struct ksmbd_conn *conn);
 int ksmbd_gen_smb311_signingkey(struct ksmbd_session *sess,
 				struct ksmbd_conn *conn);
-int ksmbd_gen_smb30_encryptionkey(struct ksmbd_conn *conn,
-				  struct ksmbd_session *sess);
-int ksmbd_gen_smb311_encryptionkey(struct ksmbd_conn *conn,
+void ksmbd_gen_smb30_encryptionkey(struct ksmbd_conn *conn,
 				   struct ksmbd_session *sess);
+void ksmbd_gen_smb311_encryptionkey(struct ksmbd_conn *conn,
+				    struct ksmbd_session *sess);
 int ksmbd_gen_preauth_integrity_hash(struct ksmbd_conn *conn, char *buf,
 				     __u8 *pi_hash);
 #endif
diff --git a/fs/smb/server/connection.c b/fs/smb/server/connection.c
index a03132adcc1e..9274953eb064 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/connection.c
+++ b/fs/smb/server/connection.c
@@ -22,6 +22,81 @@ static struct ksmbd_conn_ops default_conn_ops;
 DEFINE_HASHTABLE(conn_list, CONN_HASH_BITS);
 DECLARE_RWSEM(conn_list_lock);
 
+static struct workqueue_struct *ksmbd_conn_wq;
+
+int ksmbd_conn_wq_init(void)
+{
+	ksmbd_conn_wq = alloc_workqueue("ksmbd-conn-release",
+					WQ_UNBOUND | WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, 0);
+	if (!ksmbd_conn_wq)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void ksmbd_conn_wq_destroy(void)
+{
+	if (ksmbd_conn_wq) {
+		destroy_workqueue(ksmbd_conn_wq);
+		ksmbd_conn_wq = NULL;
+	}
+}
+
+/*
+ * __ksmbd_conn_release_work() - perform the final, once-per-struct cleanup
+ * of a ksmbd_conn whose refcount has just dropped to zero.
+ *
+ * This is the common release path used by ksmbd_conn_put() for the embedded
+ * state that outlives the connection thread: async_ida and the attached
+ * transport (which owns the socket and iov for TCP).  Called from a workqueue
+ * so that sleep-allowed teardown (sock_release -> tcp_close ->
+ * lock_sock_nested) never runs from an RCU softirq callback (free_opinfo_rcu)
+ * or any other non-sleeping putter context.
+ */
+static void __ksmbd_conn_release_work(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct ksmbd_conn *conn =
+		container_of(work, struct ksmbd_conn, release_work);
+
+	ida_destroy(&conn->async_ida);
+	conn->transport->ops->free_transport(conn->transport);
+	kfree(conn);
+}
+
+/**
+ * ksmbd_conn_get() - take a reference on @conn and return it.
+ *
+ * Returns @conn unchanged so callers can write
+ * "fp->conn = ksmbd_conn_get(work->conn);" in one expression.  Returns NULL
+ * if @conn is NULL.
+ */
+struct ksmbd_conn *ksmbd_conn_get(struct ksmbd_conn *conn)
+{
+	if (!conn)
+		return NULL;
+
+	atomic_inc(&conn->refcnt);
+	return conn;
+}
+
+/**
+ * ksmbd_conn_put() - drop a reference and, if it was the last, queue the
+ * release onto ksmbd_conn_wq so it runs from process context.
+ *
+ * Callable from any context including RCU softirq callbacks and non-sleeping
+ * locks; the actual release is deferred to the workqueue.  ksmbd_conn_wq is
+ * created in ksmbd_server_init() before any conn can be allocated and is
+ * destroyed in ksmbd_server_exit() after rcu_barrier(), so it is always
+ * non-NULL while a conn reference is held.
+ */
+void ksmbd_conn_put(struct ksmbd_conn *conn)
+{
+	if (!conn)
+		return;
+
+	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&conn->refcnt))
+		queue_work(ksmbd_conn_wq, &conn->release_work);
+}
+
 /**
  * ksmbd_conn_free() - free resources of the connection instance
  *
@@ -36,23 +111,19 @@ void ksmbd_conn_free(struct ksmbd_conn *conn)
 	hash_del(&conn->hlist);
 	up_write(&conn_list_lock);
 
+	/*
+	 * request_buf / preauth_info / mechToken are only ever accessed by the
+	 * connection handler thread that owns @conn.  ksmbd_conn_free() is
+	 * called from the transport free_transport() path when that thread is
+	 * exiting, so it is safe to release them unconditionally even when
+	 * ksmbd_conn_put() below is not the final putter (oplock / ksmbd_file
+	 * holders only retain the conn pointer, not these per-thread buffers).
+	 */
 	xa_destroy(&conn->sessions);
 	kvfree(conn->request_buf);
 	kfree(conn->preauth_info);
 	kfree(conn->mechToken);
-	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&conn->refcnt)) {
-		/*
-		 * async_ida is embedded in struct ksmbd_conn, so pair
-		 * ida_destroy() with the final kfree() rather than with
-		 * the unconditional field teardown above.  This keeps
-		 * the IDA valid for the entire lifetime of the struct,
-		 * even while other refcount holders (oplock / vfs
-		 * durable handles) still reference the connection.
-		 */
-		ida_destroy(&conn->async_ida);
-		conn->transport->ops->free_transport(conn->transport);
-		kfree(conn);
-	}
+	ksmbd_conn_put(conn);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -79,6 +150,7 @@ struct ksmbd_conn *ksmbd_conn_alloc(void)
 		conn->um = ERR_PTR(-EOPNOTSUPP);
 	if (IS_ERR(conn->um))
 		conn->um = NULL;
+	INIT_WORK(&conn->release_work, __ksmbd_conn_release_work);
 	atomic_set(&conn->req_running, 0);
 	atomic_set(&conn->r_count, 0);
 	atomic_set(&conn->refcnt, 1);
@@ -458,8 +530,7 @@ void ksmbd_conn_r_count_dec(struct ksmbd_conn *conn)
 	if (!atomic_dec_return(&conn->r_count) && waitqueue_active(&conn->r_count_q))
 		wake_up(&conn->r_count_q);
 
-	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&conn->refcnt))
-		kfree(conn);
+	ksmbd_conn_put(conn);
 }
 
 int ksmbd_conn_transport_init(void)
diff --git a/fs/smb/server/connection.h b/fs/smb/server/connection.h
index 50d1e5a54f33..8d985568a82f 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/connection.h
+++ b/fs/smb/server/connection.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <linux/kthread.h>
 #include <linux/nls.h>
 #include <linux/unicode.h>
+#include <linux/workqueue.h>
 
 #include "smb_common.h"
 #include "ksmbd_work.h"
@@ -119,6 +120,7 @@ struct ksmbd_conn {
 	bool				binding;
 	atomic_t			refcnt;
 	bool				is_aapl;
+	struct work_struct		release_work;
 };
 
 struct ksmbd_conn_ops {
@@ -164,6 +166,10 @@ void ksmbd_conn_wait_idle(struct ksmbd_conn *conn);
 int ksmbd_conn_wait_idle_sess_id(struct ksmbd_conn *curr_conn, u64 sess_id);
 struct ksmbd_conn *ksmbd_conn_alloc(void);
 void ksmbd_conn_free(struct ksmbd_conn *conn);
+struct ksmbd_conn *ksmbd_conn_get(struct ksmbd_conn *conn);
+void ksmbd_conn_put(struct ksmbd_conn *conn);
+int ksmbd_conn_wq_init(void);
+void ksmbd_conn_wq_destroy(void);
 bool ksmbd_conn_lookup_dialect(struct ksmbd_conn *c);
 int ksmbd_conn_write(struct ksmbd_work *work);
 int ksmbd_conn_rdma_read(struct ksmbd_conn *conn,
diff --git a/fs/smb/server/crypto_ctx.c b/fs/smb/server/crypto_ctx.c
index 80bd68c8635e..fe29d186baf6 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/crypto_ctx.c
+++ b/fs/smb/server/crypto_ctx.c
@@ -66,18 +66,9 @@ static struct shash_desc *alloc_shash_desc(int id)
 	struct shash_desc *shash;
 
 	switch (id) {
-	case CRYPTO_SHASH_HMACMD5:
-		tfm = crypto_alloc_shash("hmac(md5)", 0, 0);
-		break;
-	case CRYPTO_SHASH_HMACSHA256:
-		tfm = crypto_alloc_shash("hmac(sha256)", 0, 0);
-		break;
 	case CRYPTO_SHASH_CMACAES:
 		tfm = crypto_alloc_shash("cmac(aes)", 0, 0);
 		break;
-	case CRYPTO_SHASH_SHA512:
-		tfm = crypto_alloc_shash("sha512", 0, 0);
-		break;
 	default:
 		return NULL;
 	}
@@ -180,26 +171,11 @@ static struct ksmbd_crypto_ctx *____crypto_shash_ctx_find(int id)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-struct ksmbd_crypto_ctx *ksmbd_crypto_ctx_find_hmacmd5(void)
-{
-	return ____crypto_shash_ctx_find(CRYPTO_SHASH_HMACMD5);
-}
-
-struct ksmbd_crypto_ctx *ksmbd_crypto_ctx_find_hmacsha256(void)
-{
-	return ____crypto_shash_ctx_find(CRYPTO_SHASH_HMACSHA256);
-}
-
 struct ksmbd_crypto_ctx *ksmbd_crypto_ctx_find_cmacaes(void)
 {
 	return ____crypto_shash_ctx_find(CRYPTO_SHASH_CMACAES);
 }
 
-struct ksmbd_crypto_ctx *ksmbd_crypto_ctx_find_sha512(void)
-{
-	return ____crypto_shash_ctx_find(CRYPTO_SHASH_SHA512);
-}
-
 static struct ksmbd_crypto_ctx *____crypto_aead_ctx_find(int id)
 {
 	struct ksmbd_crypto_ctx *ctx;
diff --git a/fs/smb/server/crypto_ctx.h b/fs/smb/server/crypto_ctx.h
index ac64801d52d3..b9476ed520ae 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/crypto_ctx.h
+++ b/fs/smb/server/crypto_ctx.h
@@ -10,10 +10,7 @@
 #include <crypto/aead.h>
 
 enum {
-	CRYPTO_SHASH_HMACMD5	= 0,
-	CRYPTO_SHASH_HMACSHA256,
-	CRYPTO_SHASH_CMACAES,
-	CRYPTO_SHASH_SHA512,
+	CRYPTO_SHASH_CMACAES	= 0,
 	CRYPTO_SHASH_MAX,
 };
 
@@ -35,25 +32,15 @@ struct ksmbd_crypto_ctx {
 	struct crypto_aead		*ccmaes[CRYPTO_AEAD_MAX];
 };
 
-#define CRYPTO_HMACMD5(c)	((c)->desc[CRYPTO_SHASH_HMACMD5])
-#define CRYPTO_HMACSHA256(c)	((c)->desc[CRYPTO_SHASH_HMACSHA256])
 #define CRYPTO_CMACAES(c)	((c)->desc[CRYPTO_SHASH_CMACAES])
-#define CRYPTO_SHA512(c)	((c)->desc[CRYPTO_SHASH_SHA512])
 
-#define CRYPTO_HMACMD5_TFM(c)	((c)->desc[CRYPTO_SHASH_HMACMD5]->tfm)
-#define CRYPTO_HMACSHA256_TFM(c)\
-				((c)->desc[CRYPTO_SHASH_HMACSHA256]->tfm)
 #define CRYPTO_CMACAES_TFM(c)	((c)->desc[CRYPTO_SHASH_CMACAES]->tfm)
-#define CRYPTO_SHA512_TFM(c)	((c)->desc[CRYPTO_SHASH_SHA512]->tfm)
 
 #define CRYPTO_GCM(c)		((c)->ccmaes[CRYPTO_AEAD_AES_GCM])
 #define CRYPTO_CCM(c)		((c)->ccmaes[CRYPTO_AEAD_AES_CCM])
 
 void ksmbd_release_crypto_ctx(struct ksmbd_crypto_ctx *ctx);
-struct ksmbd_crypto_ctx *ksmbd_crypto_ctx_find_hmacmd5(void);
-struct ksmbd_crypto_ctx *ksmbd_crypto_ctx_find_hmacsha256(void);
 struct ksmbd_crypto_ctx *ksmbd_crypto_ctx_find_cmacaes(void);
-struct ksmbd_crypto_ctx *ksmbd_crypto_ctx_find_sha512(void);
 struct ksmbd_crypto_ctx *ksmbd_crypto_ctx_find_gcm(void);
 struct ksmbd_crypto_ctx *ksmbd_crypto_ctx_find_ccm(void);
 void ksmbd_crypto_destroy(void);
diff --git a/fs/smb/server/misc.c b/fs/smb/server/misc.c
index cb2a11ffb23f..53ddcae31f71 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/misc.c
+++ b/fs/smb/server/misc.c
@@ -278,39 +278,6 @@ char *ksmbd_extract_sharename(struct unicode_map *um, const char *treename)
 	return ksmbd_casefold_sharename(um, name);
 }
 
-/**
- * convert_to_unix_name() - convert windows name to unix format
- * @share:	ksmbd_share_config pointer
- * @name:	file name that is relative to share
- *
- * Return:	converted name on success, otherwise NULL
- */
-char *convert_to_unix_name(struct ksmbd_share_config *share, const char *name)
-{
-	int no_slash = 0, name_len, path_len;
-	char *new_name;
-
-	if (name[0] == '/')
-		name++;
-
-	path_len = share->path_sz;
-	name_len = strlen(name);
-	new_name = kmalloc(path_len + name_len + 2, KSMBD_DEFAULT_GFP);
-	if (!new_name)
-		return new_name;
-
-	memcpy(new_name, share->path, path_len);
-	if (new_name[path_len - 1] != '/') {
-		new_name[path_len] = '/';
-		no_slash = 1;
-	}
-
-	memcpy(new_name + path_len + no_slash, name, name_len);
-	path_len += name_len + no_slash;
-	new_name[path_len] = 0x00;
-	return new_name;
-}
-
 char *ksmbd_convert_dir_info_name(struct ksmbd_dir_info *d_info,
 				  const struct nls_table *local_nls,
 				  int *conv_len)
diff --git a/fs/smb/server/misc.h b/fs/smb/server/misc.h
index 1facfcd21200..53282a6d2436 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/misc.h
+++ b/fs/smb/server/misc.h
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ void ksmbd_strip_last_slash(char *path);
 void ksmbd_conv_path_to_windows(char *path);
 char *ksmbd_casefold_sharename(struct unicode_map *um, const char *name);
 char *ksmbd_extract_sharename(struct unicode_map *um, const char *treename);
-char *convert_to_unix_name(struct ksmbd_share_config *share, const char *name);
 
 #define KSMBD_DIR_INFO_ALIGNMENT	8
 struct ksmbd_dir_info;
diff --git a/fs/smb/server/oplock.c b/fs/smb/server/oplock.c
index 6454c7a4baa4..a019c4496ae4 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/oplock.c
+++ b/fs/smb/server/oplock.c
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ static DEFINE_RWLOCK(lease_list_lock);
 static struct oplock_info *alloc_opinfo(struct ksmbd_work *work,
 					u64 id, __u16 Tid)
 {
-	struct ksmbd_conn *conn = work->conn;
 	struct ksmbd_session *sess = work->sess;
 	struct oplock_info *opinfo;
 
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@ static struct oplock_info *alloc_opinfo(struct ksmbd_work *work,
 		return NULL;
 
 	opinfo->sess = sess;
-	opinfo->conn = conn;
+	opinfo->conn = ksmbd_conn_get(work->conn);
 	opinfo->level = SMB2_OPLOCK_LEVEL_NONE;
 	opinfo->op_state = OPLOCK_STATE_NONE;
 	opinfo->pending_break = 0;
@@ -50,7 +49,6 @@ static struct oplock_info *alloc_opinfo(struct ksmbd_work *work,
 	init_waitqueue_head(&opinfo->oplock_brk);
 	atomic_set(&opinfo->refcount, 1);
 	atomic_set(&opinfo->breaking_cnt, 0);
-	atomic_inc(&opinfo->conn->refcnt);
 
 	return opinfo;
 }
@@ -132,8 +130,7 @@ static void __free_opinfo(struct oplock_info *opinfo)
 {
 	if (opinfo->is_lease)
 		free_lease(opinfo);
-	if (opinfo->conn && atomic_dec_and_test(&opinfo->conn->refcnt))
-		kfree(opinfo->conn);
+	ksmbd_conn_put(opinfo->conn);
 	kfree(opinfo);
 }
 
@@ -531,7 +528,12 @@ static struct oplock_info *same_client_has_lease(struct ksmbd_inode *ci,
 
 		ret = compare_guid_key(opinfo, client_guid, lctx->lease_key);
 		if (ret) {
+			if (!atomic_inc_not_zero(&opinfo->refcount))
+				continue;
+			if (m_opinfo)
+				opinfo_put(m_opinfo);
 			m_opinfo = opinfo;
+
 			/* skip upgrading lease about breaking lease */
 			if (atomic_read(&opinfo->breaking_cnt))
 				continue;
@@ -1249,6 +1251,7 @@ int smb_grant_oplock(struct ksmbd_work *work, int req_op_level, u64 pid,
 			if (atomic_read(&m_opinfo->breaking_cnt))
 				opinfo->o_lease->flags =
 					SMB2_LEASE_FLAG_BREAK_IN_PROGRESS_LE;
+			opinfo_put(m_opinfo);
 			goto out;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/fs/smb/server/server.c b/fs/smb/server/server.c
index ef7a24e31f50..b78126bb2371 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/server.c
+++ b/fs/smb/server/server.c
@@ -588,8 +588,14 @@ static int __init ksmbd_server_init(void)
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_crypto_destroy;
 
+	ret = ksmbd_conn_wq_init();
+	if (ret)
+		goto err_workqueue_destroy;
+
 	return 0;
 
+err_workqueue_destroy:
+	ksmbd_workqueue_destroy();
 err_crypto_destroy:
 	ksmbd_crypto_destroy();
 err_release_inode_hash:
@@ -615,6 +621,12 @@ static void __exit ksmbd_server_exit(void)
 {
 	ksmbd_server_shutdown();
 	rcu_barrier();
+	/*
+	 * ksmbd_conn_put() defers the final release onto ksmbd_conn_wq,
+	 * so drain it after rcu_barrier() has fired any pending RCU
+	 * callbacks that may have queued a release.
+	 */
+	ksmbd_conn_wq_destroy();
 	ksmbd_release_inode_hash();
 }
 
@@ -622,13 +634,9 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Namjae Jeon <linkinjeon@kernel.org>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Linux kernel CIFS/SMB SERVER");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_SOFTDEP("pre: ecb");
-MODULE_SOFTDEP("pre: hmac");
-MODULE_SOFTDEP("pre: md5");
 MODULE_SOFTDEP("pre: nls");
 MODULE_SOFTDEP("pre: aes");
 MODULE_SOFTDEP("pre: cmac");
-MODULE_SOFTDEP("pre: sha256");
-MODULE_SOFTDEP("pre: sha512");
 MODULE_SOFTDEP("pre: aead2");
 MODULE_SOFTDEP("pre: ccm");
 MODULE_SOFTDEP("pre: gcm");
diff --git a/fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c b/fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c
index 50e36050f9ea..a69bc75c85ad 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c
+++ b/fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c
@@ -1552,12 +1552,7 @@ static int ntlm_authenticate(struct ksmbd_work *work,
 
 	if (smb3_encryption_negotiated(conn) &&
 			!(req->Flags & SMB2_SESSION_REQ_FLAG_BINDING)) {
-		rc = conn->ops->generate_encryptionkey(conn, sess);
-		if (rc) {
-			ksmbd_debug(SMB,
-					"SMB3 encryption key generation failed\n");
-			return -EINVAL;
-		}
+		conn->ops->generate_encryptionkey(conn, sess);
 		sess->enc = true;
 		if (server_conf.flags & KSMBD_GLOBAL_FLAG_SMB2_ENCRYPTION)
 			rsp->SessionFlags = SMB2_SESSION_FLAG_ENCRYPT_DATA_LE;
@@ -1656,12 +1651,7 @@ static int krb5_authenticate(struct ksmbd_work *work,
 
 	if (smb3_encryption_negotiated(conn) &&
 	    !(req->Flags & SMB2_SESSION_REQ_FLAG_BINDING)) {
-		retval = conn->ops->generate_encryptionkey(conn, sess);
-		if (retval) {
-			ksmbd_debug(SMB,
-				    "SMB3 encryption key generation failed\n");
-			return -EINVAL;
-		}
+		conn->ops->generate_encryptionkey(conn, sess);
 		sess->enc = true;
 		if (server_conf.flags & KSMBD_GLOBAL_FLAG_SMB2_ENCRYPTION)
 			rsp->SessionFlags = SMB2_SESSION_FLAG_ENCRYPT_DATA_LE;
@@ -6347,6 +6337,7 @@ static int set_file_allocation_info(struct ksmbd_work *work,
 	 */
 
 	loff_t alloc_blks;
+	u64 alloc_size;
 	struct inode *inode;
 	struct kstat stat;
 	int rc;
@@ -6362,7 +6353,19 @@ static int set_file_allocation_info(struct ksmbd_work *work,
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
-	alloc_blks = (le64_to_cpu(file_alloc_info->AllocationSize) + 511) >> 9;
+	/*
+	 * AllocationSize is fully client-controlled (the caller only
+	 * validates the fixed 8-byte buffer length). Reject values that
+	 * would overflow the "round up to 512-byte blocks" conversion
+	 * below instead of silently wrapping it to a tiny block count,
+	 * which would truncate the file to a size the client never
+	 * asked for.
+	 */
+	alloc_size = le64_to_cpu(file_alloc_info->AllocationSize);
+	if (alloc_size > MAX_LFS_FILESIZE - 511)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	alloc_blks = (alloc_size + 511) >> 9;
 	inode = file_inode(fp->filp);
 
 	if (alloc_blks > stat.blocks) {
@@ -6572,16 +6575,18 @@ static int smb2_set_info_file(struct ksmbd_work *work, struct ksmbd_file *fp,
 	}
 	case FILE_LINK_INFORMATION:
 	{
-		if (!(fp->daccess & FILE_DELETE_LE)) {
-			pr_err("no right to delete : 0x%x\n", fp->daccess);
-			return -EACCES;
-		}
+		struct smb2_file_link_info *file_info;
 
 		if (buf_len < sizeof(struct smb2_file_link_info))
 			return -EINVAL;
 
-		return smb2_create_link(work, work->tcon->share_conf,
-					(struct smb2_file_link_info *)buffer,
+		file_info = (struct smb2_file_link_info *)buffer;
+		if (file_info->ReplaceIfExists && !(fp->daccess & FILE_DELETE_LE)) {
+			pr_err("no right to delete : 0x%x\n", fp->daccess);
+			return -EACCES;
+		}
+
+		return smb2_create_link(work, work->tcon->share_conf, file_info,
 					buf_len, fp->filp,
 					work->conn->local_nls);
 	}
@@ -7645,9 +7650,11 @@ int smb2_lock(struct ksmbd_work *work)
 						nolock = 0;
 						list_del(&cmp_lock->flist);
 						list_del(&cmp_lock->clist);
+						cmp_lock->conn = NULL;
 						spin_unlock(&conn->llist_lock);
 						up_read(&conn_list_lock);
 
+						ksmbd_conn_put(conn);
 						locks_free_lock(cmp_lock->fl);
 						kfree(cmp_lock);
 						goto out_check_cl;
@@ -7782,6 +7789,7 @@ skip:
 				goto out2;
 			} else if (!rc) {
 				list_add(&smb_lock->llist, &rollback_list);
+				smb_lock->conn = ksmbd_conn_get(work->conn);
 				spin_lock(&work->conn->llist_lock);
 				list_add_tail(&smb_lock->clist,
 					      &work->conn->lock_list);
@@ -7836,11 +7844,14 @@ out:
 		}
 
 		list_del(&smb_lock->llist);
-		spin_lock(&work->conn->llist_lock);
+		conn = smb_lock->conn;
+		spin_lock(&conn->llist_lock);
 		if (!list_empty(&smb_lock->flist))
 			list_del(&smb_lock->flist);
 		list_del(&smb_lock->clist);
-		spin_unlock(&work->conn->llist_lock);
+		smb_lock->conn = NULL;
+		spin_unlock(&conn->llist_lock);
+		ksmbd_conn_put(conn);
 
 		locks_free_lock(smb_lock->fl);
 		if (rlock)
@@ -8258,6 +8269,7 @@ static inline int fsctl_set_sparse(struct ksmbd_work *work, u64 id,
 	if (fp->f_ci->m_fattr != old_fattr &&
 	    test_share_config_flag(work->tcon->share_conf,
 				   KSMBD_SHARE_FLAG_STORE_DOS_ATTRS)) {
+		const struct cred *saved_cred;
 		struct xattr_dos_attrib da;
 
 		ret = ksmbd_vfs_get_dos_attrib_xattr(idmap,
@@ -8266,9 +8278,11 @@ static inline int fsctl_set_sparse(struct ksmbd_work *work, u64 id,
 			goto out;
 
 		da.attr = le32_to_cpu(fp->f_ci->m_fattr);
+		saved_cred = override_creds(fp->filp->f_cred);
 		ret = ksmbd_vfs_set_dos_attrib_xattr(idmap,
 						     &fp->filp->f_path,
 						     &da, true);
+		revert_creds(saved_cred);
 		if (ret)
 			fp->f_ci->m_fattr = old_fattr;
 	}
@@ -9053,9 +9067,8 @@ int smb2_check_sign_req(struct ksmbd_work *work)
 	iov[0].iov_base = (char *)&hdr->ProtocolId;
 	iov[0].iov_len = len;
 
-	if (ksmbd_sign_smb2_pdu(work->conn, work->sess->sess_key, iov, 1,
-				signature))
-		return 0;
+	ksmbd_sign_smb2_pdu(work->conn, work->sess->sess_key, iov, 1,
+			    signature);
 
 	if (crypto_memneq(signature, signature_req, SMB2_SIGNATURE_SIZE)) {
 		pr_err("bad smb2 signature\n");
@@ -9088,9 +9101,9 @@ void smb2_set_sign_rsp(struct ksmbd_work *work)
 		iov = &work->iov[work->iov_idx];
 	}
 
-	if (!ksmbd_sign_smb2_pdu(work->conn, work->sess->sess_key, iov, n_vec,
-				 signature))
-		memcpy(hdr->Signature, signature, SMB2_SIGNATURE_SIZE);
+	ksmbd_sign_smb2_pdu(work->conn, work->sess->sess_key, iov, n_vec,
+			    signature);
+	memcpy(hdr->Signature, signature, SMB2_SIGNATURE_SIZE);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -9215,10 +9228,13 @@ void smb3_preauth_hash_rsp(struct ksmbd_work *work)
 
 	WORK_BUFFERS(work, req, rsp);
 
-	if (le16_to_cpu(req->Command) == SMB2_NEGOTIATE_HE &&
-	    conn->preauth_info)
-		ksmbd_gen_preauth_integrity_hash(conn, work->response_buf,
-						 conn->preauth_info->Preauth_HashValue);
+	if (le16_to_cpu(req->Command) == SMB2_NEGOTIATE_HE) {
+		ksmbd_conn_lock(conn);
+		if (conn->preauth_info)
+			ksmbd_gen_preauth_integrity_hash(conn, work->response_buf,
+							 conn->preauth_info->Preauth_HashValue);
+		ksmbd_conn_unlock(conn);
+	}
 
 	if (le16_to_cpu(rsp->Command) == SMB2_SESSION_SETUP_HE && sess) {
 		__u8 *hash_value;
diff --git a/fs/smb/server/smb_common.h b/fs/smb/server/smb_common.h
index dac783b46545..e3be583e803d 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/smb_common.h
+++ b/fs/smb/server/smb_common.h
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ struct smb_version_ops {
 	int (*check_sign_req)(struct ksmbd_work *work);
 	void (*set_sign_rsp)(struct ksmbd_work *work);
 	int (*generate_signingkey)(struct ksmbd_session *sess, struct ksmbd_conn *conn);
-	int (*generate_encryptionkey)(struct ksmbd_conn *conn, struct ksmbd_session *sess);
+	void (*generate_encryptionkey)(struct ksmbd_conn *conn, struct ksmbd_session *sess);
 	bool (*is_transform_hdr)(void *buf);
 	int (*decrypt_req)(struct ksmbd_work *work);
 	int (*encrypt_resp)(struct ksmbd_work *work);
diff --git a/fs/smb/server/smbacl.c b/fs/smb/server/smbacl.c
index f5864dd1dd5f..b09bc8d9389a 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/smbacl.c
+++ b/fs/smb/server/smbacl.c
@@ -374,6 +374,7 @@ static void parse_dacl(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
 {
 	int i, ret;
 	u16 num_aces = 0;
+	u16 dacl_size;
 	unsigned int acl_size;
 	char *acl_base;
 	struct smb_ace **ppace;
@@ -403,7 +404,11 @@ static void parse_dacl(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
 	if (num_aces <= 0)
 		return;
 
-	if (num_aces > (le16_to_cpu(pdacl->size) - sizeof(struct smb_acl)) /
+	dacl_size = le16_to_cpu(pdacl->size);
+	if (dacl_size < sizeof(struct smb_acl))
+		return;
+
+	if (num_aces > (dacl_size - sizeof(struct smb_acl)) /
 			(offsetof(struct smb_ace, sid) +
 			 offsetof(struct smb_sid, sub_auth) + sizeof(__le16)))
 		return;
diff --git a/fs/smb/server/vfs.c b/fs/smb/server/vfs.c
index babdecc5a01f..764eca75291c 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/smb/server/vfs.c
@@ -995,15 +995,21 @@ void ksmbd_vfs_set_fadvise(struct file *filp, __le32 option)
 int ksmbd_vfs_zero_data(struct ksmbd_work *work, struct ksmbd_file *fp,
 			loff_t off, loff_t len)
 {
+	const struct cred *saved_cred;
+	int err;
+
 	smb_break_all_levII_oplock(work, fp, 1);
+	saved_cred = override_creds(fp->filp->f_cred);
 	if (fp->f_ci->m_fattr & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_SPARSE_FILE_LE)
-		return vfs_fallocate(fp->filp,
-				     FALLOC_FL_PUNCH_HOLE | FALLOC_FL_KEEP_SIZE,
-				     off, len);
-
-	return vfs_fallocate(fp->filp,
-			     FALLOC_FL_ZERO_RANGE | FALLOC_FL_KEEP_SIZE,
-			     off, len);
+		err = vfs_fallocate(fp->filp,
+				    FALLOC_FL_PUNCH_HOLE | FALLOC_FL_KEEP_SIZE,
+				    off, len);
+	else
+		err = vfs_fallocate(fp->filp,
+				    FALLOC_FL_ZERO_RANGE | FALLOC_FL_KEEP_SIZE,
+				    off, len);
+	revert_creds(saved_cred);
+	return err;
 }
 
 int ksmbd_vfs_fqar_lseek(struct ksmbd_file *fp, loff_t start, loff_t length,
@@ -1332,15 +1338,41 @@ struct dentry *ksmbd_vfs_kern_path_create(struct ksmbd_work *work,
 					  unsigned int flags,
 					  struct path *path)
 {
-	char *abs_name;
+	struct ksmbd_share_config *share_conf = work->tcon->share_conf;
+	struct filename *filename __free(putname) = NULL;
+	struct qstr last;
 	struct dentry *dent;
+	int err, type;
+
+	/* resolve the name beneath the share root so ".." cannot escape */
+	filename = getname_kernel(name);
+	if (IS_ERR(filename))
+		return ERR_CAST(filename);
+
+	err = vfs_path_parent_lookup(filename, flags | LOOKUP_BENEATH,
+				     path, &last, &type,
+				     &share_conf->vfs_path);
+	if (err)
+		return ERR_PTR(err);
 
-	abs_name = convert_to_unix_name(work->tcon->share_conf, name);
-	if (!abs_name)
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+	if (unlikely(type != LAST_NORM)) {
+		path_put(path);
+		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+	}
 
-	dent = start_creating_path(AT_FDCWD, abs_name, path, flags);
-	kfree(abs_name);
+	err = mnt_want_write(path->mnt);
+	if (err) {
+		path_put(path);
+		return ERR_PTR(err);
+	}
+
+	inode_lock_nested(path->dentry->d_inode, I_MUTEX_PARENT);
+	dent = lookup_one_qstr_excl(&last, path->dentry, LOOKUP_CREATE);
+	if (IS_ERR(dent)) {
+		inode_unlock(path->dentry->d_inode);
+		mnt_drop_write(path->mnt);
+		path_put(path);
+	}
 	return dent;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/smb/server/vfs_cache.c b/fs/smb/server/vfs_cache.c
index a1f59a8e16e2..5b6d8bb8edb2 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/vfs_cache.c
+++ b/fs/smb/server/vfs_cache.c
@@ -391,10 +391,14 @@ static void __ksmbd_close_fd(struct ksmbd_file_table *ft, struct ksmbd_file *fp)
 	 * there are not accesses to fp->lock_list.
 	 */
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(smb_lock, tmp_lock, &fp->lock_list, flist) {
-		if (!list_empty(&smb_lock->clist) && fp->conn) {
-			spin_lock(&fp->conn->llist_lock);
-			list_del(&smb_lock->clist);
-			spin_unlock(&fp->conn->llist_lock);
+		struct ksmbd_conn *conn = smb_lock->conn;
+
+		if (conn) {
+			spin_lock(&conn->llist_lock);
+			list_del_init(&smb_lock->clist);
+			smb_lock->conn = NULL;
+			spin_unlock(&conn->llist_lock);
+			ksmbd_conn_put(conn);
 		}
 
 		list_del(&smb_lock->flist);
@@ -402,6 +406,17 @@ static void __ksmbd_close_fd(struct ksmbd_file_table *ft, struct ksmbd_file *fp)
 		kfree(smb_lock);
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Drop fp's strong reference on conn (taken in ksmbd_open_fd() /
+	 * ksmbd_reopen_durable_fd()).  Durable fps that reached the
+	 * scavenger have already had fp->conn cleared by session_fd_check(),
+	 * in which case there is nothing to drop here.
+	 */
+	if (fp->conn) {
+		ksmbd_conn_put(fp->conn);
+		fp->conn = NULL;
+	}
+
 	if (ksmbd_stream_fd(fp))
 		kfree(fp->stream.name);
 	kfree(fp->owner.name);
@@ -694,7 +709,14 @@ struct ksmbd_file *ksmbd_open_fd(struct ksmbd_work *work, struct file *filp)
 	atomic_set(&fp->refcount, 1);
 
 	fp->filp		= filp;
-	fp->conn		= work->conn;
+	/*
+	 * fp owns a strong reference on fp->conn for as long as fp->conn is
+	 * non-NULL, so session_fd_check() and __ksmbd_close_fd() never
+	 * dereference a dangling pointer.  Paired with ksmbd_conn_put() in
+	 * session_fd_check() (durable preserve), in __ksmbd_close_fd()
+	 * (final close), and on the error paths below.
+	 */
+	fp->conn		= ksmbd_conn_get(work->conn);
 	fp->tcon		= work->tcon;
 	fp->volatile_id		= KSMBD_NO_FID;
 	fp->persistent_id	= KSMBD_NO_FID;
@@ -716,6 +738,8 @@ struct ksmbd_file *ksmbd_open_fd(struct ksmbd_work *work, struct file *filp)
 	return fp;
 
 err_out:
+	/* fp->conn was set and refcounted before every branch here. */
+	ksmbd_conn_put(fp->conn);
 	kmem_cache_free(filp_cache, fp);
 	return ERR_PTR(ret);
 }
@@ -980,16 +1004,21 @@ void ksmbd_stop_durable_scavenger(void)
 static int ksmbd_vfs_copy_durable_owner(struct ksmbd_file *fp,
 		struct ksmbd_user *user)
 {
+	char *name;
+
 	if (!user)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/* Duplicate the user name to ensure identity persistence */
-	fp->owner.name = kstrdup(user->name, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!fp->owner.name)
+	name = kstrdup(user->name, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!name)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	spin_lock(&fp->f_lock);
 	fp->owner.uid = user->uid;
 	fp->owner.gid = user->gid;
+	fp->owner.name = name;
+	spin_unlock(&fp->f_lock);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1007,18 +1036,24 @@ static int ksmbd_vfs_copy_durable_owner(struct ksmbd_file *fp,
 bool ksmbd_vfs_compare_durable_owner(struct ksmbd_file *fp,
 		struct ksmbd_user *user)
 {
-	if (!user || !fp->owner.name)
+	bool ret = false;
+
+	if (!user)
 		return false;
 
+	spin_lock(&fp->f_lock);
+	if (!fp->owner.name)
+		goto out;
+
 	/* Check if the UID and GID match first (fast path) */
 	if (fp->owner.uid != user->uid || fp->owner.gid != user->gid)
-		return false;
+		goto out;
 
 	/* Validate the account name to ensure the same SecurityContext */
-	if (strcmp(fp->owner.name, user->name))
-		return false;
-
-	return true;
+	ret = (strcmp(fp->owner.name, user->name) == 0);
+out:
+	spin_unlock(&fp->f_lock);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static bool session_fd_check(struct ksmbd_tree_connect *tcon,
@@ -1032,25 +1067,38 @@ static bool session_fd_check(struct ksmbd_tree_connect *tcon,
 	if (!is_reconnectable(fp))
 		return false;
 
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!fp->conn))
+		return false;
+
 	if (ksmbd_vfs_copy_durable_owner(fp, user))
 		return false;
 
+	/*
+	 * fp owns a strong reference on fp->conn (taken in ksmbd_open_fd()
+	 * / ksmbd_reopen_durable_fd()), so conn stays valid for the whole
+	 * body of this function regardless of any op->conn puts below.
+	 */
 	conn = fp->conn;
 	ci = fp->f_ci;
 	down_write(&ci->m_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry_rcu(op, &ci->m_op_list, op_entry) {
 		if (op->conn != conn)
 			continue;
-		if (op->conn && atomic_dec_and_test(&op->conn->refcnt))
-			kfree(op->conn);
+		ksmbd_conn_put(op->conn);
 		op->conn = NULL;
 	}
 	up_write(&ci->m_lock);
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(smb_lock, tmp_lock, &fp->lock_list, flist) {
-		spin_lock(&fp->conn->llist_lock);
+		struct ksmbd_conn *lock_conn = smb_lock->conn;
+
+		if (!lock_conn)
+			continue;
+		spin_lock(&lock_conn->llist_lock);
 		list_del_init(&smb_lock->clist);
-		spin_unlock(&fp->conn->llist_lock);
+		smb_lock->conn = NULL;
+		spin_unlock(&lock_conn->llist_lock);
+		ksmbd_conn_put(lock_conn);
 	}
 
 	fp->conn = NULL;
@@ -1061,6 +1109,8 @@ static bool session_fd_check(struct ksmbd_tree_connect *tcon,
 		fp->durable_scavenger_timeout =
 			jiffies_to_msecs(jiffies) + fp->durable_timeout;
 
+	/* Drop fp's own reference on conn. */
+	ksmbd_conn_put(conn);
 	return true;
 }
 
@@ -1135,28 +1185,47 @@ int ksmbd_reopen_durable_fd(struct ksmbd_work *work, struct ksmbd_file *fp)
 	struct ksmbd_lock *smb_lock;
 	unsigned int old_f_state;
 
+	write_lock(&global_ft.lock);
 	if (!fp->is_durable || fp->conn || fp->tcon) {
+		write_unlock(&global_ft.lock);
 		pr_err("Invalid durable fd [%p:%p]\n", fp->conn, fp->tcon);
 		return -EBADF;
 	}
 
 	if (has_file_id(fp->volatile_id)) {
+		write_unlock(&global_ft.lock);
 		pr_err("Still in use durable fd: %llu\n", fp->volatile_id);
 		return -EBADF;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Initialize fp's connection binding before publishing fp into the
+	 * session's file table.  If __open_id() is ordered first, a
+	 * concurrent teardown that iterates the table can observe a valid
+	 * volatile_id with fp->conn == NULL and preserve a
+	 * partially-initialized fp.  fp owns a strong reference on the new
+	 * conn (see ksmbd_open_fd()); undo it on __open_id() failure.
+	 */
+	fp->conn = ksmbd_conn_get(conn);
+	fp->tcon = work->tcon;
+	write_unlock(&global_ft.lock);
+
 	old_f_state = fp->f_state;
 	fp->f_state = FP_NEW;
+
 	__open_id(&work->sess->file_table, fp, OPEN_ID_TYPE_VOLATILE_ID);
 	if (!has_file_id(fp->volatile_id)) {
+		write_lock(&global_ft.lock);
+		fp->conn = NULL;
+		fp->tcon = NULL;
+		write_unlock(&global_ft.lock);
+		ksmbd_conn_put(conn);
 		fp->f_state = old_f_state;
 		return -EBADF;
 	}
 
-	fp->conn = conn;
-	fp->tcon = work->tcon;
-
 	list_for_each_entry(smb_lock, &fp->lock_list, flist) {
+		smb_lock->conn = ksmbd_conn_get(conn);
 		spin_lock(&conn->llist_lock);
 		list_add_tail(&smb_lock->clist, &conn->lock_list);
 		spin_unlock(&conn->llist_lock);
@@ -1167,14 +1236,15 @@ int ksmbd_reopen_durable_fd(struct ksmbd_work *work, struct ksmbd_file *fp)
 	list_for_each_entry_rcu(op, &ci->m_op_list, op_entry) {
 		if (op->conn)
 			continue;
-		op->conn = fp->conn;
-		atomic_inc(&op->conn->refcnt);
+		op->conn = ksmbd_conn_get(fp->conn);
 	}
 	up_write(&ci->m_lock);
 
+	spin_lock(&fp->f_lock);
 	fp->owner.uid = fp->owner.gid = 0;
 	kfree(fp->owner.name);
 	fp->owner.name = NULL;
+	spin_unlock(&fp->f_lock);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/fs/smb/server/vfs_cache.h b/fs/smb/server/vfs_cache.h
index 6fcb7791f275..10f4172ec801 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/vfs_cache.h
+++ b/fs/smb/server/vfs_cache.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ struct ksmbd_session;
 
 struct ksmbd_lock {
 	struct file_lock *fl;
+	struct ksmbd_conn *conn;
 	struct list_head clist;
 	struct list_head flist;
 	struct list_head llist;