Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-31708
Published: May 2, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU128993
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-31708
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to disclose sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read in smb2_ioctl_query_info() when processing a crafted QUERY_INFO response from an SMB server. A remote attacker can return a malformed response with an OutputBufferLength larger than the actual response buffer to disclose sensitive information.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-31708
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/078fae8f50adebb903ccf2252b44391324571e78
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85fd46ee26a11841c670449508025965f61ce131
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a34d456934fe42e4da5d2cc07787bf418bee99c6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a58c5af19ff0d6f44f6e9fe31e33a2c92223f77e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac2f14e4705d020f04e806efa0d49ab8dc2b145f