# CVE-2026-52967: smb/client: fix possible infinite loop and oob read in symlink\_data()

- Severity: CVSS 8.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.1, 6.1.175, 6.6.141, 6.12.91, 6.18.33, and 1 more
- Published: 2026-06-24 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 76894f3e2f71177747b8b4763fb180e800279585, fixed in 1cfa2d59f669db28d6292d10ff87ca6837c781b0; from 76894f3e2f71177747b8b4763fb180e800279585, fixed in b41598bf54b3fe528994e573df6008f8f4d0a4f4; from 76894f3e2f71177747b8b4763fb180e800279585, fixed in cd4b9b662f0fb9aa97ee6bf9034eca76fc6cab23; from 76894f3e2f71177747b8b4763fb180e800279585, fixed in 97a05b0ae9ea5ec052be2eef0f9cc7ce03501bbb; from 76894f3e2f71177747b8b4763fb180e800279585, fixed in 1b9331b16b0ed9414dcf7583d8134bdfeb117aae; from 76894f3e2f71177747b8b4763fb180e800279585, fixed in 7d9a7f1f96cd617ee9e75bb22217c709038e26b8; from 6.0.16, fixed in 6.1
- Linux: 6.1
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.1.0, fixed in 6.1.175; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.141; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.91; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.33; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.0.10

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb/client: fix possible infinite loop and oob read in symlink_data() On 32-bit architectures, the infinite loop is as follows: len = p->ErrorDataLength == 0xfffffff8 u8 *next = p->ErrorContextData + len next == p On 32-bit architectures, the out-of-bounds read is as follows: len = p->ErrorDataLength == 0xfffffff0 u8 *next = p->ErrorContextData + len next == (u8 *)p - 8

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.1, 6.1.175, 6.6.141, 6.12.91, 6.18.33) per the references below.
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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/1cfa2d59f669db28d6292d10ff87ca6837c781b0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b41598bf54b3fe528994e573df6008f8f4d0a4f4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd4b9b662f0fb9aa97ee6bf9034eca76fc6cab23
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97a05b0ae9ea5ec052be2eef0f9cc7ce03501bbb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b9331b16b0ed9414dcf7583d8134bdfeb117aae
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d9a7f1f96cd617ee9e75bb22217c709038e26b8

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