CVE-2026-99274: Linux kernel · smb: client: fix fiemap wild read on empty truncated response
Affects Linux kernelSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · fixed in f5baa17a0f316c235d61623ac8e8fb32c2b3c0cc : patch Linux kernel soon.
Data as of 7 Nov 2026, 14:20 UTC
Rated High by Threat Radar's AI analysis · CVSS not yet scored by NVD
Thin evidence
One scorer or none- Patch
- Available – fixed in f5baa17a0f316c235d61623ac8e8fb32c2b3c0cc, 31f6dbb29fe17fa9595c7e8b19fd92915b03a4ca, 4a426ca5be7e3dedbe76575b967db04fbf01136f
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 7 Nov 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 7 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade Linux kernel to f5baa17a0f316c235d61623ac8e8fb32c2b3c0cc, 31f6dbb29fe17fa9595c7e8b19fd92915b03a4ca or 4a426ca5be7e3dedbe76575b967db04fbf01136f.
Affected software
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AI-suggested
A fix is available and has been applied in the Linux kernel commits identified by hashes f5baa17a0f316c235d61623ac8e8fb32c2b3c0cc, 31f6dbb29fe17fa9595c7e8b19fd92915b03a4ca, and 4a426ca5be7e3dedbe76575b967db04fbf01136f. Users and administrators should update their Linux kernel to a version including these fixes to remediate the vulnerability.
Description
A vulnerability in the Linux kernel SMB client was fixed to prevent a wild read caused by an empty truncated response from a malicious SMB2 server. The issue occurs when smb3_fiemap() mishandles an empty response with STATUS_BUFFER_OVERFLOW and OutputCount == 0, leading to an out-of-bounds read. The fix rejects empty truncated range blobs and ensures proper offset calculations to prevent infinite loops or crashes.