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CVE-2026-97565

Linux: smb: client: reject short READ responses in CIFSSMBRead()

Linux LinuxOperating systems
CVSS
NoneNot scored
ExploitationNo known exploitationNot in CISA KEV, which does not prove it is unexploitedCISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)0.20%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 9% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed in0f1f77b821506a4dacab6ce7d29cf9e0c26f14cdFixed versionCVE List
Published25 Sep 2026Updated 19 Oct 2026CVE List

What fixes it

  • 0f1f77b821506a4dacab6ce7d29cf9e0c26f14cdLinuxCVE List

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

smb: client: reject short READ responses in CIFSSMBRead()

CIFSSMBRead() reads DataLengthHigh, DataLength and DataOffset out of the READ_RSP returned by the server without first checking that a whole READ_RSP was actually received. The length of the response is recorded in rsp_iov.iov_len, but nothing constrains it to be at least read_rsp_size before those fields are dereferenced.

A malicious or compromised SMB1 server can return a response shorter than the READ_RSP header, so that parsing the header itself reads past the end of the receive buffer. SMB1 is not negotiated by default; reaching this code requires an explicit vers=1.0 mount.

Reject the response unless it is at least read_rsp_size bytes long.

Text from CVE List

Affected versions 8

  • Linuxaffected: 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before 0f1f77b821506a4dacab6ce7d29cf9e0c26f14cdCVE List
  • Linuxaffected: 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before aaa221c1b1d288845b55e9c366e5ef608dfff49dCVE List
  • Linuxaffected: 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before e6142a8bfc230c7263eb8b0475249c958ce49367CVE List
  • Linuxaffected: 2.6.12CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: all versions before 2.6.12CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: 6.18.53 through 6.18.*CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: 7.2.7 through 7.2.*CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: 7.3CVE List

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