CVE-2026-64381
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
smb: client: Fix next buffer leak in receive_encrypted_standard()
receive_encrypted_standard() allocates next_buffer before checking
whether the number of compound PDUs already reached MAX_COMPOUND. If
the limit check fails, the function returns immediately and the newly
allocated next_buffer is not assigned to server->smallbuf/server->bigbuf,
making it leaked.
Move the MAX_COMPOUND check before allocating next_buffer.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- A next buffer leak occurs in receive_encrypted_standard().
- Who is affected
- Deployments using the SMB client.
- Urgency
- Remediation is important to prevent potential information leaks, but no exploitation is reported.
- Action
- Update the SMB client to the latest version.
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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.18% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 7% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
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