Heap-based buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-97555
Published: September 28, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU152660
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-97555
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to a heap-based buffer overflow in the SMB client DACL owner/group rewrite logic when rewriting an existing DACL containing short SIDs with replacement owner or group SIDs obtained through a cifs.idmap upcall. A remote attacker can cause rewritten access control entries to exceed the allocated buffer to execute arbitrary code.
User interaction is required.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2026-97555
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3