Linux vulnerability

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb/client: zero-initialize stack-allocated cifs_open_info_data Stack-allocated cifs_open_info_data may contain random data. This can make some fields have wrong value if they are not set later.

Published 24 Sep 2026Updated 25 Sep 20263 sources
CVSS 7.0

What happened

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb/client: zero-initialize stack-allocated cifs_open_info_data Stack-allocated cifs_open_info_data may contain random data. This can make some fields have wrong value if they are not set later.

Affected versions

Linux: 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 through before 74ff47e6c4213fcfeba2de448d9cbda200507d22 (git); 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 through before 22532dd88694ed20bdd47523ffa709f166ce776b (git); 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 through before 8fce4cf4369c766a3293a05419500cbfde72e60d (git); before 6.12.111 (semver); before 6.18.53 (semver) Fixed: See vendor advisory.

Why it matters

Review the vendor advisory and exposure of the affected product to determine operational impact.

Detection & mitigation

  • Apply vendor-provided updates or mitigations.
  • Review affected product exposure and access logs.

Public PoC references

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