{"id":"CVE-2025-40099","revision":"92490018a0764d0bafa7187b2006f416","records":[{"revision":"92490018a0764d0bafa7187b2006f416","observedAt":"2026-10-23T15:48:27.903+00:00","statement":{"source":"cve-program","id":"CVE-2025-40099","aliases":[],"title":"cifs: parse_dfs_referrals: prevent oob on malformed input","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ncifs: parse_dfs_referrals: prevent oob on malformed input\n\nMalicious SMB server can send invalid reply to FSCTL_DFS_GET_REFERRALS\n\n- reply smaller than sizeof(struct get_dfs_referral_rsp)\n- reply with number of referrals smaller than NumberOfReferrals in the\nheader\n\nProcessing of such replies will cause oob.\n\nReturn -EINVAL error on such replies to prevent oob-s.","state":0,"publishedAt":"2025-10-30T09:48:05.859+00:00","modifiedAt":"2026-10-15T22:02:37.745+00:00","affected":[{"ecosystem":"Vendor product","name":"Linux","ranges":[],"versions":[],"rawVersionEvidence":"{\n                  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       \"versionType\": \"git\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"4ecce920e13ace16a5ba45efe8909946c28fb2ad\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"8bc4a8d39bac23d8b044fd3e2dbfd965f1d9b058\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"git\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"4ecce920e13ace16a5ba45efe8909946c28fb2ad\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"bb0f2e66e1ac043a5b238f5bcab4f26f3c317039\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"git\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"4ecce920e13ace16a5ba45efe8909946c28fb2ad\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"6447b0e355562a1ff748c4a2ffb89aae7e84d2c9\",\n                            \"status\": 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     \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"6.1.158\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"6.1.*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"6.6.114\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"6.6.*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"6.12.55\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"6.12.*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"6.17.5\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"6.17.*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"6.18\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"original_commit_for_fix\"\n                        }\n                    ]\n                }"}],"metrics":[{"system":"CVSS 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