CVE-2026-45972
9.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
smb: client: fix potential UAF and double free in smb2_open_file()
Zero out @err_iov and @err_buftype before retrying SMB2_open() to prevent an UAF bug if @data != NULL, otherwise a double free.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 743f70406264348c0830f38409eb6c40a42fb2db < 96e53bb3ee2f354cf6b4ab07bcc56e500f8b3f74 | affected |
| Linux | Linux | 3a6d6b332f92990958602c1e35ce0173e2dd62e9 < 7425453ea16dbc3bbb0f6cac4d60b537e5e4d151 | affected |
| Linux | Linux | b64e3b5d8d759dd4333992e4ba4dadf9359952c8 < 4d339b219004869e96c4ce56b8891f83a38da4c0 | affected |
| Linux | Linux | 9ee608a64e37cea5b4b13e436c559dd0fb2ad1b5 < e66dcf7bb9c4df5582c82bc3582725abcbfbea73 | affected |
| Linux | Linux | e3a43633023e3cacaca60d4b8972d084a2b06236 < 639deb962986ef2f5e2a6d5a600c66f922471e81 | affected |
| Linux | Linux | e3a43633023e3cacaca60d4b8972d084a2b06236 < ebbbc4bfad4cb355d17c671223d0814ee3ef4eda | affected |
| Linux | Linux | 6.1.163 < 6.1.165 | affected |
| Linux | Linux | 6.6.124 < 6.6.128 | affected |
| Linux | Linux | 6.12.70 < 6.12.75 | affected |
| Linux | Linux | 6.18.10 < 6.18.14 | affected |
| Linux | Linux | 6.19 | affected |
| Linux | Linux | 0 < 6.19 | unaffected |
| Linux | Linux | 6.1.165 <= 6.1.* | unaffected |
| Linux | Linux | 6.6.128 <= 6.6.* | unaffected |
| Linux | Linux | 6.12.75 <= 6.12.* | unaffected |
| Linux | Linux | 6.18.14 <= 6.18.* | unaffected |
| Linux | Linux | 6.19.4 <= 6.19.* | unaffected |
| Linux | Linux | 7.0 <= * | unaffected |
Weaknesses
ADP Enrichment
kernel: smb: client: fix potential UAF and double free in smb2_open_file()
Additional References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-45972
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2481973
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-45972.json
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96e53bb3ee2f354cf6b4ab07bcc56e500f8b3f74
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7425453ea16dbc3bbb0f6cac4d60b537e5e4d151
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d339b219004869e96c4ce56b8891f83a38da4c0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e66dcf7bb9c4df5582c82bc3582725abcbfbea73
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/639deb962986ef2f5e2a6d5a600c66f922471e81
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ebbbc4bfad4cb355d17c671223d0814ee3ef4eda
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