{"id":"CVE-2026-52967","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nsmb/client: fix possible infinite loop and oob read in symlink_data()\n\nOn 32-bit architectures, the infinite loop is as follows:\n\n  len = p->ErrorDataLength == 0xffffff…","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nsmb/client: fix possible infinite loop and oob read in symlink_data()\n\nOn 32-bit architectures, the infinite loop is as follows:\n\n  len = p->ErrorDataLength == 0xffffff…","severity":"high","cvss":8.1,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H","published":"2026-06-24","updated":"2026-07-10","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-52967","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b9331b16b0ed9414dcf7583d8134bdfeb117aae","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1cfa2d59f669db28d6292d10ff87ca6837c781b0","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d9a7f1f96cd617ee9e75bb22217c709038e26b8","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97a05b0ae9ea5ec052be2eef0f9cc7ce03501bbb","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b41598bf54b3fe528994e573df6008f8f4d0a4f4","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd4b9b662f0fb9aa97ee6bf9034eca76fc6cab23","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.00393,"epssPercentile":0.33298,"ingestedAt":"2026-07-11T13:13:25.037Z","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= 76894f3e2f71177747b8b4763fb180e800279585 < 1cfa2d59f669db28d6292d10ff87ca6837c781b0","Linux >= 76894f3e2f71177747b8b4763fb180e800279585 < b41598bf54b3fe528994e573df6008f8f4d0a4f4","Linux >= 76894f3e2f71177747b8b4763fb180e800279585 < cd4b9b662f0fb9aa97ee6bf9034eca76fc6cab23","Linux >= 76894f3e2f71177747b8b4763fb180e800279585 < 97a05b0ae9ea5ec052be2eef0f9cc7ce03501bbb","Linux >= 76894f3e2f71177747b8b4763fb180e800279585 < 1b9331b16b0ed9414dcf7583d8134bdfeb117aae","Linux >= 76894f3e2f71177747b8b4763fb180e800279585 < 7d9a7f1f96cd617ee9e75bb22217c709038e26b8","Linux 2d046892a493d9760c35fdaefc3017f27f91b621","Linux >= 6.0.16 < 6.1","Linux 6.1"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-10-16T15:23:38.471326Z"},"slug":"CVE-2026-52967","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nsmb/client: fix possible infinite loop and oob read in symlink_data()\n\nOn 32-bit architectures, the infinite loop is as follows:\n\n  len = p->ErrorDataLength == 0xfffffff8\n  u8 *next = p->ErrorContextData + len\n  next == p\n\nOn 32-bit architectures, the out-of-bounds read is as follows:\n\n  len = p->ErrorDataLength == 0xfffffff0\n  u8 *next = p->ErrorContextData + len\n  next == (u8 *)p - 8\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":45,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":44.6,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}