CVE-2026-46185
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Out-of-Bounds Read in Linux Kernel SMB Client
Publication date: 2026-05-28
Last updated on: 2026-06-11
Assigner: kernel.org
Description
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
smb/client: fix out-of-bounds read in symlink_data()
Since smb2_check_message() returns success without length validation for
the symlink error response, in symlink_data() it is possible for
iov->iov_len to be smaller than sizeof(struct smb2_err_rsp). If the buffer
only contains the base SMB2 header (64 bytes), accessing
err->ErrorContextCount (at offset 66) or err->ByteCount later in
symlink_data() will cause an out-of-bounds read.
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Meta Information
Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | 7.1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 7.1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 6.13 (inc) to 6.18.30 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 6.19 (inc) to 7.0.7 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 6.7 (inc) to 6.12.88 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 6.2 (inc) to 6.6.140 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 6.0.16 (inc) to 6.1.175 (exc) |
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Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-125 | The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. |
