CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-93210

Low risk· EPSS 6%
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.17%

6th percentile - higher than 6% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel's SMB client, the vulnerability involves hardening the DFS cache against invalid target hints. Functions get_tgt_name() and dfs_cache_noreq_update_tgthint() do not handle missing hints (NULL) properly, potentially leading to NULL pointer dereferences. The fix hardens the callers and adds NULL checks.

Risk Assessment

The risk includes a possible SMB client crash when attempting to use invalid DFS cache entries. This may cause issues accessing network shares.

Recommendation

Apply a kernel update that includes the fix hardening handling of invalid DFS hints. Also monitor for errors during share mounting.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: harden DFS cache against invalid target hints Currently, get_tgt_name() returns ERR_PTR(-ENOENT) when ce->tgthint is NULL, and dfs_cache_noreq_update_tgthint() assumes ce->tgthint is always valid. In preparation for clearing ce->tgthint in free_tgts(), harden callers of get_tgt_name() against ERR_PTR results and harden dfs_cache_noreq_update_tgthint() against NULL pointer dereferences.

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