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.
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History

Fri, 31 Oct 2025 00:15:00 +0000

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Metrics threat_severity

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cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Low


Thu, 30 Oct 2025 14:45:00 +0000

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Linux linux Kernel
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel

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Description 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.
Title cifs: parse_dfs_referrals: prevent oob on malformed input
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-10-30T09:48:05.859Z

Reserved: 2025-04-16T07:20:57.164Z

Link: CVE-2025-40099

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-10-30T10:15:34.337

Modified: 2025-10-30T15:03:13.440

Link: CVE-2025-40099

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2025-10-30T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2025-40099 - Bugzilla

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Updated: 2025-10-30T14:37:13Z