CVE-2026-43112

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/smb/client: fix out-of-bounds read in cifs_sanitize_prepath When cifs_sanitize_prepath is called with an empty string or a string containing only delimiters (e.g., "/"), the current logic attempts to check *(cursor2 - 1) before cursor2 has advanced. This results in an out-of-bounds read. This patch adds an early exit check after stripping prepended delimiters. If no path content remains, the function returns NULL. The bug was identified via manual audit and verified using a standalone test case compiled with AddressSanitizer, which triggered a SEGV on affected inputs.

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-43112 vulnerability.

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2026-43112.

URL	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d29214448ec0f4e7e18bb1c14dd4a6c07f1c439
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49b1ce6d7cfb6c5a49f68bf5ccfcfb6ba14e63c3
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d4fe469fe7dbff7d874c196bb680a82f2625d95
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78ec5bf2f589ec7fd8f169394bfeca541b077317
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86f9c23e0814cfdffda9eedf0c591c51ba209010
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026050625-CVE-2026-43112-f37f@gregkh/T
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43112
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-43112