CVE-2026-43112
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/smb/client: fix out-of-bounds read in cifs_sanitize_prepath When cifs_sanitize_prepath is called with an empty string or a string containing only delimiters (e.g., "/"), the current logic attempts to check *(cursor2 - 1) before cursor2 has advanced. This results in an out-of-bounds read. This patch adds an early exit check after stripping prepended delimiters. If no path content remains, the function returns NULL. The bug was identified via manual audit and verified using a standalone test case compiled with AddressSanitizer, which triggered a SEGV on affected inputs.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Linux kernel Affected 3 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | Affected | — |
| 5.16 | Affected | — |
| — | Affected | 6.6.136 |
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Debian Mixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 6.12.85-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 6.19.14-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 6.19.14-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 0 |
| bookworm | Affected | — |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| gcp | | |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d29214448ec0f4e7e18bb1c14dd4a6c07f1c439
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49b1ce6d7cfb6c5a49f68bf5ccfcfb6ba14e63c3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d4fe469fe7dbff7d874c196bb680a82f2625d95
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78ec5bf2f589ec7fd8f169394bfeca541b077317
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86f9c23e0814cfdffda9eedf0c591c51ba209010
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-43112.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-43112
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2ba20c17de8eb028f96b1d85f119d3d25655bd9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fbced33599653471b4581dfe1abc7b467031f126
CWEs
CWE-125
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.