# CVE-2026-97565: smb: client: reject short READ responses in CIFSSMBRead()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.18.53, 7.2.7
- Published: 2026-09-25 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, fixed in 0f1f77b821506a4dacab6ce7d29cf9e0c26f14cd; from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, fixed in aaa221c1b1d288845b55e9c366e5ef608dfff49d; from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, fixed in e6142a8bfc230c7263eb8b0475249c958ce49367
- Linux: 2.6.12
- Kernel (Linux): from 2.6.12, fixed in 6.18.53; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.7

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: reject short READ responses in CIFSSMBRead() CIFSSMBRead() reads DataLengthHigh, DataLength and DataOffset out of the READ_RSP returned by the server without first checking that a whole READ_RSP was actually received. The length of the response is recorded in rsp_iov.iov_len, but nothing constrains it to be at least read_rsp_size before those fields are dereferenced. A malicious or compromised SMB1 server can return a response shorter than the READ_RSP header, so that parsing the header itself reads past the end of the receive buffer. SMB1 is not negotiated by default; reaching this code requires an explicit vers=1.0 mount. Reject the response unless it is at least read_rsp_size bytes long.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.18.53, 7.2.7) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f1f77b821506a4dacab6ce7d29cf9e0c26f14cd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aaa221c1b1d288845b55e9c366e5ef608dfff49d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e6142a8bfc230c7263eb8b0475249c958ce49367

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