PT-2026-68431 · Linux+1 · Linux Kernel+1
CVE-2026-64598
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Published
2026-08-06
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Updated
2026-09-07
CVSS v3.1
8.8
High
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description
An issue exists in the
smb2 aead req alloc() function where the *num sgs variable, defined as a u32, is incorrectly handled when using ERR PTR(). This improper handling of the error code can lead to a system crash when the invalid error pointer is dereferenced.Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploit
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Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Linux Kernel
Ubuntu