High severity · published Jun 1, 2026
CVE-2026-46243
smb: client: reject userspace cifs.spnego descriptions
7.1
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
smb: client: reject userspace cifs.spnego descriptions
cifs.spnego key descriptions contain authority-bearing fields such as
pid, uid, creduid, and upcall_target that cifs.upcall treats as
kernel-originating inputs. However, userspace can also create keys of
this type through request_key(2) or add_key(2), allowing those fields to
be supplied without CIFS origin.
Only accept cifs.spnego descriptions while CIFS is using its private
spnego_cred to request the key.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 35% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
2.6.24.1 before 5.10.258; 5.11 before 5.15.209; 5.16 before 6.1.175; 6.2 before 6.6.142; 6.7 before 6.12.92; 6.13 before 6.18.34; +12 more · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
f1d662a7d5e5322e583aad6b3cfec03d8f27b435 before 7713bd320ed4fc3d08a227cd8e41242219a16981; f1d662a7d5e5322e583aad6b3cfec03d8f27b435 before 9544559e59438a4b609b2fdfa0763d8360572824; f1d662a7d5e5322e583aad6b3cfec03d8f27b435 before cf20038657d6d4974349556a34e08fe0490bebbc; f1d662a7d5e5322e583aad6b3cfec03d8f27b435 before 2035acfb17221729b1b8ac335e941868a04ca079; f1d662a7d5e5322e583aad6b3cfec03d8f27b435 before a3bbda6502a9398b816fa2e71c9a3f955f58013d; f1d662a7d5e5322e583aad6b3cfec03d8f27b435 before 91f89c1d83e80417629791fcef6af8140d7d01c8; +3 more · source: vendor
NF
NVIDIA for RHEL 10 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Extended Lifecycle Support - EXTENSION · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46243
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-46243
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0aece6685fc80a8de492688ca2315fb86ec379c7
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2035acfb17221729b1b8ac335e941868a04ca079
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3da1fdf4efbc490041eb4f836bf596201203f8f2
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7713bd320ed4fc3d08a227cd8e41242219a16981
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91f89c1d83e80417629791fcef6af8140d7d01c8
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9544559e59438a4b609b2fdfa0763d8360572824
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