Critical severity · published May 28, 2026
CVE-2026-46185
smb/client: fix out-of-bounds read in symlink_data()
9.1
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb/client: fix out-of-bounds read in symlink_data() Since smb2_check_message() returns success without length validation for the symlink error response, in symlink_data() it is possible for iov->iov_len to be smaller than sizeof(struct smb2_err_rsp). If the buffer only contains the base SMB2 header (64 bytes), accessing err->ErrorContextCount (at offset 66) or err->ByteCount later in symlink_data() will cause an out-of-bounds read.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 44% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
6.0.16 before 6.1.175; 6.2 before 6.6.140; 6.7 before 6.12.88; 6.13 before 6.18.30; 6.19 before 7.0.7; 7.1; +1 more · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
76894f3e2f71177747b8b4763fb180e800279585 before 2be11faf79e49fb8250a181ff0b4d2b2f084af83; 76894f3e2f71177747b8b4763fb180e800279585 before ef6495d4df6e7af8f3de67e65150881c880f696c; 76894f3e2f71177747b8b4763fb180e800279585 before 15dc0a4de743a1aaa7b859b3aea79f08c695396c; 76894f3e2f71177747b8b4763fb180e800279585 before b8c8a704f0bc133deb171f6aeb6f3a684203e212; 76894f3e2f71177747b8b4763fb180e800279585 before b9561402489d41149f63e001a74384863b7b30a6; 76894f3e2f71177747b8b4763fb180e800279585 before d62b8d236fab503c6fec1d3e9a38bea71feaca20; +3 more · source: vendor