CVE-2026-90166
Published Sep 17, 2026
Description
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
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is 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
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