CVE-2026-43112
published 2026-05-06CVE-2026-43112: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/smb/client: fix out-of-bounds read in cifs_sanitize_prepath When cifs_sanitize_prepath…
PriorityP347high8.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.35%
27.9th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
fs/smb/client: fix out-of-bounds read in cifs_sanitize_prepath
When cifs_sanitize_prepath is called with an empty string or a string
containing only delimiters (e.g., "/"), the current logic attempts to
check *(cursor2 - 1) before cursor2 has advanced. This results in an
out-of-bounds read.
This patch adds an early exit check after stripping prepended
delimiters. If no path content remains, the function returns NULL.
The bug was identified via manual audit and verified using a
standalone test case compiled with AddressSanitizer, which
triggered a SEGV on affected inputs.
Affected
60 ranges· showing 25
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | linux | — | — |
| linux | linux | >= 5.15.11 < 5.15.209 | 5.15.209 |
| linux | linux | >= a31080899d5fdafcccf7f39dd214a814a2c82626 < fbced33599653471b4581dfe1abc7b467031f126 | fbced33599653471b4581dfe1abc7b467031f126 |
| linux | linux | >= a31080899d5fdafcccf7f39dd214a814a2c82626 < 5d4fe469fe7dbff7d874c196bb680a82f2625d95 | 5d4fe469fe7dbff7d874c196bb680a82f2625d95 |
| linux | linux | >= a31080899d5fdafcccf7f39dd214a814a2c82626 < 2d29214448ec0f4e7e18bb1c14dd4a6c07f1c439 | 2d29214448ec0f4e7e18bb1c14dd4a6c07f1c439 |
| linux | linux | >= a31080899d5fdafcccf7f39dd214a814a2c82626 < 86f9c23e0814cfdffda9eedf0c591c51ba209010 | 86f9c23e0814cfdffda9eedf0c591c51ba209010 |
| linux | linux | >= a31080899d5fdafcccf7f39dd214a814a2c82626 < 49b1ce6d7cfb6c5a49f68bf5ccfcfb6ba14e63c3 | 49b1ce6d7cfb6c5a49f68bf5ccfcfb6ba14e63c3 |
| linux | linux | >= a31080899d5fdafcccf7f39dd214a814a2c82626 < 78ec5bf2f589ec7fd8f169394bfeca541b077317 | 78ec5bf2f589ec7fd8f169394bfeca541b077317 |
| linux | linux | >= c63433a09d6ae4c226fcbc66da4c58fc189fd746 < a2ba20c17de8eb028f96b1d85f119d3d25655bd9 | a2ba20c17de8eb028f96b1d85f119d3d25655bd9 |
| linux | linux_kernel | — | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | — | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | — | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | — | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | — | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | — | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | — | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | — | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | — | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | — | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | — | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 5.16.1 < 6.6.136 | 6.6.136 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 6.13 < 6.18.24 | 6.18.24 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 6.19 < 6.19.14 | 6.19.14 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 6.7 < 6.12.83 | 6.12.83 |
| ubuntu | linux | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.18.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vendor_ubuntu7.1HIGH
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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construct a malicious NTFS image that, when mounted and operated on, could
expose sensitive information (kernel memory). (CVE-2023-45896)
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It was discovered that some AMD Zen 2 processors did not properly isolate
shared resources in the operation cache. A local attacker could possibly
use this issue to corrupt instructions executed at a higher privilege
level, resulting in privilege escalation. (CVE-2025-54518)
It was discovered that some AMD Zen 5 processors supporting RDSEED
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shared resources in the operation cache. A local attacker could possibly
use this issue to corrupt instructions executed at a higher privilege
level, resulting in privilege escalation. (CVE-2025-54518)
It was discovered that some AMD Zen 5 processors supporting RDSEED
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shared resources in the operation cache. A local attacker could possibly
use this issue to corrupt instructions executed at a higher privilege
level, resulting in privilege escalation. (CVE-2025-54518)
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It was discovered that some AMD Zen 2 processors did not properly isolate
shared resources in the operation cache. A local attacker could possibly
use this issue to corrupt instructions executed at a higher privilege
level, resulting in privilege escalation. (CVE-2025-54518)
It was discovered that some AMD Zen 5 processors supporting RDSEED
instruction did not properly handle entropy, potentially resulting in the
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situations, leading to an out-of-bounds read. An attacker could use this to
construct a malicious NTFS image that, when mounted and operated on, could
expose sensitive information (kernel memory). (CVE-2023-45896)
It was discovered that some AMD processors did not properly clear data in
the floating point divider unit during speculative execution. A local
attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2025-54505)
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Linux kernel did not properly validate file name length in certain
situations, leading to an out-of-bounds read. An attacker could use this to
construct a malicious NTFS image that, when mounted and operated on, could
expose sensitive information (kernel memory). (CVE-2023-45896)
It was discovered that some AMD processors did not properly clear data in
the floating point divider unit during speculative execution. A local
attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2025-54505)
It was discovered that some AMD Zen 2 processors did not properly isolate
shared resources in the operation
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CVE-2026-46073 [LOW] Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
It was discovered that some AMD processors did not properly clear data in
the floating point divider unit during speculative execution. A local
attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2025-54505)
It was discovered that some AMD Zen 2 processors did not properly isolate
shared resources in the operation cache. A local attacker could possibly
use this issue to corrupt instructions executed at a higher privilege
level, resulting in privilege escalation. (CVE-2025-54518)
It was discovered that some AMD Zen 5 processors supporting RDSEED
instruction did not properly handle entropy, potentially resulting in the
consumption of insufficiently random values. A local attacke
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Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
It was discovered that some AMD processors did not properly clear data in
the floating point divider unit during speculative execution. A local
attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2025-54505)
It was discovered that some AMD Zen 2 processors did not properly isolate
shared resources in the operation cache. A local attacker could possibly
use this issue to corrupt instructions executed at a higher privilege
level, resulting in privilege escalation. (CVE-2025-54518)
It was discovered that some AMD Zen 5 processors supporting RDSEED
instruction did not properly handle entropy, potentially resulting in the
consumption of insufficiently random values. A lo
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CVE-2024-36898 [HIGH] Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Maxim Suhanov discovered that the NTFS file system implementation in the
Linux kernel did not properly validate file name length in certain
situations, leading to an out-of-bounds read. An attacker could use this to
construct a malicious NTFS image that, when mounted and operated on, could
expose sensitive information (kernel memory). (CVE-2023-45896)
It was discovered that some AMD processors did not properly clear data in
the floating point divider unit during speculative execution. A local
attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2025-54505)
It was discovered that some AMD Zen 2 processors did not properly isolate
shared resources in the operation cache. A local
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Title: Linux kernel (NVIDIA Tegra) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Maxim Suhanov discovered that the NTFS file system implementation in the
Linux kernel did not properly validate file name length in certain
situations, leading to an out-of-bounds read. An attacker could use this to
construct a malicious NTFS image that, when mounted and operated on, could
expose sensitive information (kernel memory). (CVE-2023-45896)
It was discovered that some AMD processors did not properly clear data in
the floating point divider unit during speculative execution. A local
attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2025-54505)
It was discovered that some AMD Zen 2 processors did not properly isolate
shared resources in the operation
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CVE-2026-46073 [LOW] Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
It was discovered that some AMD processors did not properly clear data in
the floating point divider unit during speculative execution. A local
attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2025-54505)
It was discovered that some AMD Zen 2 processors did not properly isolate
shared resources in the operation cache. A local attacker could possibly
use this issue to corrupt instructions executed at a higher privilege
level, resulting in privilege escalation. (CVE-2025-54518)
It was discovered that some AMD Zen 5 processors supporting RDSEED
instruction did not properly handle entropy, potentially resulting in the
consumption of insufficiently random values. A local attacke
Red Hat
kernel: fs/smb/client: fix out-of-bounds read in cifs_sanitize_prepath
vendor_redhat·2026-05-06·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2026-43112 [MEDIUM] CWE-786 kernel: fs/smb/client: fix out-of-bounds read in cifs_sanitize_prepath
kernel: fs/smb/client: fix out-of-bounds read in cifs_sanitize_prepath
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's CIFS (Common Internet File System) client. When the `cifs_sanitize_prepath` function processes specially crafted input, such as an empty string or a string containing only delimiters, it can attempt to read data beyond its allocated memory buffer. This out-of-bounds read can lead to a system crash, resulting in a denial of service.
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10) - Fix deferred
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Not affected
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Not affected
Package: kernel-rt (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Not affected
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8) - Fix deferred
Package: kernel-rt (Red Hat Enterprise Linux
VulDB
Linux Kernel up to 6.6.135/6.12.82/6.18.23/6.19.13 SMB Client cifs_sanitize_prepath out-of-bounds (WID-SEC-2026-1385)
vuldb·2026-06-09·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2026-43112 [HIGH] Linux Kernel up to 6.6.135/6.12.82/6.18.23/6.19.13 SMB Client cifs_sanitize_prepath out-of-bounds (WID-SEC-2026-1385)
A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.6.135/6.12.82/6.18.23/6.19.13. It has been rated as critical. This affects the function cifs_sanitize_prepath of the component SMB Client. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds read.
This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-43112. Access to the local network is required for this attack to succeed. There is no exploit available.
Upgrading the affected component is advised.
GHSA
GHSA-24h4-22f3-65qc: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
fs/smb/client: fix out-of-bounds read in cifs_sanitize_prepath
When cifs_sanitiz
ghsa_unreviewed·2026-05-06
CVE-2026-43112 GHSA-24h4-22f3-65qc: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
fs/smb/client: fix out-of-bounds read in cifs_sanitize_prepath
When cifs_sanitiz
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
fs/smb/client: fix out-of-bounds read in cifs_sanitize_prepath
When cifs_sanitize_prepath is called with an empty string or a string
containing only delimiters (e.g., "/"), the current logic attempts to
check *(cursor2 - 1) before cursor2 has advanced. This results in an
out-of-bounds read.
This patch adds an early exit check after stripping prepended
delimiters. If no path content remains, the function returns NULL.
The bug was identified via manual audit and verified using a
standalone test case compiled with AddressSanitizer, which
triggered a SEGV on affected inputs.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d29214448ec0f4e7e18bb1c14dd4a6c07f1c439https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49b1ce6d7cfb6c5a49f68bf5ccfcfb6ba14e63c3https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d4fe469fe7dbff7d874c196bb680a82f2625d95https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78ec5bf2f589ec7fd8f169394bfeca541b077317https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86f9c23e0814cfdffda9eedf0c591c51ba209010https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2ba20c17de8eb028f96b1d85f119d3d25655bd9https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fbced33599653471b4581dfe1abc7b467031f126https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34911https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36018https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36365https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36366https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:40764https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-43112https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2467015https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-43112.json
2026-05-06
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