CVE-2026-89636

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: clear ce->tgthint in free_tgts() When free_tgts() frees all structures in ce->tlist, ce->tgthint is left pointing to one of the freed cache_dfs_tgt structures. If ce->tgthint is not reset before it is used later, it results in a use-after-free. Set ce->tgthint to NULL in free_tgts() after the elements are freed to reflect that no elements remain.

Severity

CRITICAL

CVSS score

9.8 (v3.1)

Vulnerability status

Received

Source identifier

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Published

2026-09-11 20:19:49.243000

Last modified

2026-10-19 09:18:00.640000

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  "published": "2026-09-11T20:19:49.243",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-19T09:18:00.640",
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