PT-2026-37422 · Linux+3 · Linux Kernel+3
CVE-2026-43112
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Published
2026-05-06
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Updated
2026-09-03
CVSS v3.1
8.1
High
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description
An out-of-bounds read exists in the
cifs sanitize prepath() function. This occurs when the function is called with an empty string or a string consisting solely of delimiters, such as "/". The logic attempts to access memory at *(cursor2 - 1) before the cursor2 variable has advanced, leading to a segmentation fault (SEGV).Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploit
DoS
Out of bounds Read
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Linuxmint
Linux Kernel
Rocky Linux
Ubuntu