CVE-2026-89637

Public on 2026-09-11
Modified on 2026-09-17
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

smb: client: fix UAF and buffer leak in cifs_check_trans2() for malformed secondary T2
Severity
Important severity
Important
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CVSS v3 Base Score
7.5
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2 - Core kernel Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.15 Extra kernel Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.4 Extra kernel Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.10 Extra kernel 2026-10-17 ALAS2KERNEL-5.10-2026-135 Fixed
Amazon Linux 2023 kernel 2026-10-12 ALAS2023-2026-3183 Fixed
Amazon Linux 2023 kernel6.12 2026-10-12 ALAS2023-2026-3193 Fixed
Amazon Linux 2023 kernel6.18 2026-10-12 ALAS2023-2026-3187 Fixed

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H