smb/server: fix null-ptr-deref in ksmbd_ipc_tree_connect_request()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb/server: fix null-ptr-deref in ksmbd_ipc_tree_connect_request() See the procedure below: ksmbd_tree_conn_connect ksmbd_share_config_get share->name = kstrdup() // fail if (!test_share_config_flag(share, KSMBD_SHARE_FLAG_PIPE)) // false // do not check `share->name` ksmbd_ipc_tree_connect_request strlen(share->name) // null-ptr-deref
- Products
- Kernel
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 6.1.191, 6.12.110, 6.18.52, 6.6.160, 7.2.6
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-90166
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 4 Nov 2026, 11:44 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
smb/server: fix null-ptr-deref in ksmbd_ipc_tree_connect_request()
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 17 Sept 2026, 16:06 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb/server: fix null-ptr-deref in ksmbd_ipc_tree_connect_request() See the procedure below: ksmbd_tree_conn_connect ksmbd_share_config_get share->name = kstrdup() // fail if (!test_share_config_flag(share, KSMBD_SHARE_FLAG_PIPE)) // false // do not check `share->name` ksmbd_ipc_tree_connect_request strlen(share->name) // null-ptr-deref
osv:CVE-2026-90166
Kernel
Fixed versions: 6.1.191, 6.6.160, 6.12.110, 6.18.52, 7.2.6
Complete source record
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