CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-52967

HighCVSS 8.1
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.40%

32th percentile - higher than 32% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the SMB/client subsystem has a vulnerability causing an infinite loop and out-of-bounds read in the symlink_data() function. On 32-bit architectures, an invalid ErrorDataLength value can make the next pointer point to the beginning of the structure or beyond it.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service (DoS) via an infinite loop or to read memory outside the allowed area, potentially leading to sensitive data leakage.

Recommendation

Immediately update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix for CVE-2026-52967. Monitor official security advisories from your Linux distribution.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb/client: fix possible infinite loop and oob read in symlink_data() On 32-bit architectures, the infinite loop is as follows: len = p->ErrorDataLength == 0xfffffff8 u8 *next = p->ErrorContextData + len next == p On 32-bit architectures, the out-of-bounds read is as follows: len = p->ErrorDataLength == 0xfffffff0 u8 *next = p->ErrorContextData + len next == (u8 *)p - 8

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