Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-46155
Published: May 29, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU133031
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-2026-46155
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_compound_op() when processing a crafted SMB server response. A remote attacker can send a truncated response with a large OutputBufferLength and an early-terminated EA list to disclose sensitive information.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-46155
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/512d33bc8ea4ea5c19728ee118715f4b1f4d1926
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d09328dfda089675e4c049f3f256064a1d1996b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b3af35645ff9cd334edc130249f9a2fb2bea25f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a16f70a71be4b5a4eccf39a9bf09b47285f4cb7c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dffb44b2e06a2908e249f0f93156fc987eee1d1c