Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-64380
Published: July 27, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU139584
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-64380
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read in posix_info_sid_size() in the SMB client when parsing truncated POSIX SIDs. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted SMB response to cause a denial of service.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2026-64380
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3
External References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0de5b8e76847f5de26f364a82c6602c4881c30da
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/171605aed68380c2fa75dff9b3a1ed427c50065b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4213c1208978483021d7d125c131de3985d38f61
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/427eb7eb46425fec845a43e861f3d6e2899cae59
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46a84715a015cb48e1b9c219dc88c03d8a541ea4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ad2bcf2441430bb2e918fb3ef9a90d775a6e422
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86c5d470f5d42e61123b2f4b4f0b91f4eee5b980
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96e889bc1e759c83f25093e8c2f3da31b4973f30