HIGHCVE-2026-43112Published Modified CNA Linux
CVE-2026-43112: fs/smb/client: fix out-of-bounds read in cifs_sanitize_prepath
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/smb/client: fix out-of-bounds read in cifs_sanitize_prepath When cifs_sanitize_prepath is called with an empty string or a string containing only delimiters (e.g., "/"), the current logic attempts to check *(cursor2 - 1) before cursor2 has advanced. This results in an out-of-bounds read. This patch adds an early exit check after stripping prepended delimiters. If no path content remains, the function returns NULL. The bug was identified via manual audit and verified using a standalone test case compiled with AddressSanitizer, which triggered a SEGV on affected inputs.
Metrics
- CVSS v3.1
- 8.8
- Severity
- HIGH
- Fixed in
- 0
- Affected Products
- 2
Fix available
02d29214448ec0f4e7e18bb1c14dd4a6c07f1c43949b1ce6d7cfb6c5a49f68bf5ccfcfb6ba14e63c35.165d4fe469fe7dbff7d874c196bb680a82f2625d956.6.1366.12.836.18.246.19.147.078ec5bf2f589ec7fd8f169394bfeca541b07731786f9c23e0814cfdffda9eedf0c591c51ba209010
Affected packages
- Linux / Linux< 5d4fe469fe7dbff7d874c196bb680a82f2625d95 (from a31080899d5fdafcccf7f39dd214a814a2c82626) · < 2d29214448ec0f4e7e18bb1c14dd4a6c07f1c439 (from a31080899d5fdafcccf7f39dd214a814a2c82626) · < 86f9c23e0814cfdffda9eedf0c591c51ba209010 (from a31080899d5fdafcccf7f39dd214a814a2c82626) · < 49b1ce6d7cfb6c5a49f68bf5ccfcfb6ba14e63c3 (from a31080899d5fdafcccf7f39dd214a814a2c82626) · < 78ec5bf2f589ec7fd8f169394bfeca541b077317 (from a31080899d5fdafcccf7f39dd214a814a2c82626) · c63433a09d6ae4c226fcbc66da4c58fc189fd746
- Linux / Linux5.16Fixed in 0, 6.6.136, 6.12.83, 6.18.24, 6.19.14, 7.0
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H