CVE-2025-40099 — cifs: parse_dfs_referrals: prevent oob on malformed input
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cifs: parse_dfs_referrals: prevent oob on malformed input Malicious SMB server can send invalid reply to FS…
Published: 2025-10-30 · CVSS: 9.4 · CVSS 3.1
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cifs: parse_dfs_referrals: prevent oob on malformed input Malicious SMB server can send invalid reply to FSCTL_DFS_GET_REFERRALS - reply smaller than sizeof(struct get_dfs_referral_rsp) - reply with number of referrals smaller than NumberOfReferrals in the header Processing of such replies will cause oob. Return -EINVAL error on such replies to prevent oob-s.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7