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CVE-2026-90166
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
What this means for your business
What to do
- 1Ask your IT team or provider whether any of your systems use the affected product.
- 2If you do, follow the vendor's guidance. No patch reference has been published yet.
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Dates
- Published
- 2026-09-17
- Last modified
- 2026-09-17
- Sources
- NVD