# CVE-2026-68343: smb: client: validate DFS referral PathConsumed

- Severity: CVSS 9.1 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.1.183, 6.6.148, 6.12.101, 6.18.42, 7.1.6
- Published: 2026-08-10 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 4ecce920e13ace16a5ba45efe8909946c28fb2ad, fixed in bfebe5110fd135d86d65a0a346e14c106b02028b; from 4ecce920e13ace16a5ba45efe8909946c28fb2ad, fixed in 5b439f39f33ec15d319ced3b025e122346fba987; from 4ecce920e13ace16a5ba45efe8909946c28fb2ad, fixed in 285bd4a5f3f156aa5869843b47a1b1380b774241; from 4ecce920e13ace16a5ba45efe8909946c28fb2ad, fixed in 2fdd6d196c656b376cc251e1e9ff110b3ed522e1; from 4ecce920e13ace16a5ba45efe8909946c28fb2ad, fixed in 9f88a99ed511651b2dc2177d6854b2d1b8322e75; from 4ecce920e13ace16a5ba45efe8909946c28fb2ad, fixed in f6f5ee2aa33b350c671721b965251c42cebb962e
- Linux: 4.11
- Kernel (Linux): from 4.11.0, fixed in 6.1.183; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.148; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.101; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.42; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.1.6

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: validate DFS referral PathConsumed parse_dfs_referrals() validates that the response contains the fixed referral entry array and, on for-next, the per-referral string offsets. However, the response also contains a PathConsumed value that is later used for DFS path parsing. If a malformed response provides a PathConsumed value larger than the search name, later DFS parsing can advance beyond the end of the path. Validate PathConsumed against the search name length before storing it in the parsed referral.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.1.183, 6.6.148, 6.12.101, 6.18.42, 7.1.6) 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/bfebe5110fd135d86d65a0a346e14c106b02028b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5b439f39f33ec15d319ced3b025e122346fba987
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/285bd4a5f3f156aa5869843b47a1b1380b774241
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2fdd6d196c656b376cc251e1e9ff110b3ed522e1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f88a99ed511651b2dc2177d6854b2d1b8322e75
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f6f5ee2aa33b350c671721b965251c42cebb962e

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