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CVE-2026-45972 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: fix potential UAF and double free in…

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: fix potential UAF and double free in smb2_open_file() Zero out @err_iov and @err_buftype before retrying SMB2_open() to prevent an UAF bug if @data != NULL, otherwise a double free.

Affected products and versions

Product Affected versions Fixed in
Linux 7.0 earliest → < 7.0 7.0
Linux 6.19 6.19.4
Linux 6.18 earliest → < 6.18.14 6.18.14
Linux 6.12 earliest → < 6.12.75 6.12.75
Linux 6.6 earliest → < 6.6.128 6.6.128
Linux 6.1 earliest → < 6.1.165 6.1.165
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Versions not published
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Product Affected versions Fixed in
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Versions not published

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