GHSA-whr7-9fmh-x37runknown

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: harden DFS...

Published
September 24, 2026
Last Modified
September 24, 2026

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📋 Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

smb: client: harden DFS cache against invalid target hints

Currently, get_tgt_name() returns ERR_PTR(-ENOENT) when ce->tgthint is NULL, and dfs_cache_noreq_update_tgthint() assumes ce->tgthint is always valid.

In preparation for clearing ce->tgthint in free_tgts(), harden callers of get_tgt_name() against ERR_PTR results and harden dfs_cache_noreq_update_tgthint() against NULL pointer dereferences.

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