CVE-2026-68343
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: validate DFS referral PathConsumed parse_dfs_referrals() validates that the response contains the fixed referral entry array and, on for-next, the per-referral string…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.51%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: validate DFS referral PathConsumed parse_dfs_referrals() validates that the response contains the fixed referral entry array and, on for-next, the per-referral string offsets. However, the response also contains a PathConsumed value that is later used for DFS path parsing. If a malformed response provides a PathConsumed value larger than the search name, later DFS parsing can advance beyond the end of the path. Validate PathConsumed against the search name length before storing it in the parsed referral.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.51% probability · 42th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/285bd4a5f3f156aa5869843b47a1b1380b774241
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2fdd6d196c656b376cc251e1e9ff110b3ed522e1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5b439f39f33ec15d319ced3b025e122346fba987
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f88a99ed511651b2dc2177d6854b2d1b8322e75
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bfebe5110fd135d86d65a0a346e14c106b02028b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f6f5ee2aa33b350c671721b965251c42cebb962e
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.