# CVE-2025-40099: cifs: parse\_dfs\_referrals: prevent oob on malformed input

- Severity: CVSS 9.4 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.1.158, 6.6.114, 6.12.55, 6.17.5
- Published: 2025-10-30 · Updated: 2026-10-15

## Affected

- Linux: from 4ecce920e13ace16a5ba45efe8909946c28fb2ad, fixed in cfacc7441f760e4a73cc71b6ff1635261d534657; from 4ecce920e13ace16a5ba45efe8909946c28fb2ad, fixed in 15c73964da9df994302f579ed14ee5fdbce7a332; from 4ecce920e13ace16a5ba45efe8909946c28fb2ad, fixed in 8bc4a8d39bac23d8b044fd3e2dbfd965f1d9b058; from 4ecce920e13ace16a5ba45efe8909946c28fb2ad, fixed in bb0f2e66e1ac043a5b238f5bcab4f26f3c317039; from 4ecce920e13ace16a5ba45efe8909946c28fb2ad, fixed in 6447b0e355562a1ff748c4a2ffb89aae7e84d2c9
- Linux: 4.11
- Kernel (Linux): from 4.11.0, fixed in 6.1.158; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.114; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.55; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.17.5

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cifs: parse_dfs_referrals: prevent oob on malformed input Malicious SMB server can send invalid reply to FSCTL_DFS_GET_REFERRALS - reply smaller than sizeof(struct get_dfs_referral_rsp) - reply with number of referrals smaller than NumberOfReferrals in the header Processing of such replies will cause oob. Return -EINVAL error on such replies to prevent oob-s.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.1.158, 6.6.114, 6.12.55, 6.17.5) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cfacc7441f760e4a73cc71b6ff1635261d534657
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/15c73964da9df994302f579ed14ee5fdbce7a332
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8bc4a8d39bac23d8b044fd3e2dbfd965f1d9b058
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb0f2e66e1ac043a5b238f5bcab4f26f3c317039
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6447b0e355562a1ff748c4a2ffb89aae7e84d2c9

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