CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-43112

HighCVSS 8.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.35%

28th percentile - higher than 28% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, in the SMB/CIFS client filesystem, an out-of-bounds read exists in the cifs_sanitize_prepath function. When called with an empty string or a string containing only delimiters, it attempts to check *(cursor2 - 1) before cursor2 advances, leading to an out-of-bounds read.

Risk Assessment

Risk of system crash (SEGV) or unpredictable behavior when mounting SMB shares with certain paths, potentially leading to denial of service.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a patched version (e.g., apply the patch or update the distribution).

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS