CVE-2026-99109ModerateNetwork

smb: client: reject SetEA requests that do not fit the request buffer

MSRC advisory NVD CVE.org

Assessment

Severity: Moderate
CVSS base score: 6.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U
Impact: Not stated
EPSS · 30-day forecast: No EPSS score collected
Public detection template: No Nuclei template is listed in the current collected catalog
Exploitation detected: Unknown: not stated by MSRC
Exploitability: Not assessed
Publicly disclosed: Unknown: not stated by MSRC
Customer action: Required: follow the MSRC remediation guidance
Component: Mariner
Weakness: —
Issued by: Linux
Published: 29 Oct 2026 · October 2026
Last revised: 29 Oct 2026

CVSS 3.1 base metricsRed raises the risk · green lowers it

Attack vector: NetworkAV:N
Attack complexity: LowAC:L
Privileges required: LowPR:L
User interaction: NoneUI:N
Scope: UnchangedS:U
Confidentiality: NoneC:N
Integrity: NoneI:N
Availability: HighA:H

Updates that fix it

0 KBs

No KB listed

No KB update is listed in the collected MSRC record. Check the MSRC advisory for product releases and other remedies.

Affected products

Open Source Software

1 affected product

azl3 kernel 6.6.157.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0

What changed

Detection template: No Nuclei template listed · Customer action: Required: apply the update → Required: follow the MSRC remediation guidance · Public disclosure: No → Unknown: not stated by MSRC · Exploitation detected: Not reported by MSRC → Unknown: not stated by MSRC
29 Oct 2026

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29 Oct 2026 · 20:19:26 UTC Public detection templateNo Nuclei template listed
29 Oct 2026 · 20:19:26 UTC EPSSNot scored → No EPSS score collected
29 Oct 2026 · 20:19:26 UTC Customer actionRequired: apply the update → Required: follow the MSRC remediation guidance
29 Oct 2026 · 20:19:26 UTC Publicly disclosedNo → Unknown: not stated by MSRC
29 Oct 2026 · 20:19:26 UTC Exploitation detectedNot reported by MSRC → Unknown: not stated by MSRC

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Published

Linux

Vendor product

Original vendor version evidence · not evaluated as a NuGet range

{
                    "product": "Linux",
                    "vendor": "Linux",
                    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
                    "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
                    "programFiles": [
                        "fs/smb/client/cifssmb.c"
                    ],
                    "versions": [
                        {
                            "version": "1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2",
                            "lessThan": "9efbd764ab80fa86d2258550877a74d78a25e855",
                            "status": "affected",
                            "versionType": "git"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2",
                            "lessThan": "4aa2c106aef4bf3dfd97c30842db0767b26e8428",
                            "status": "affected",
                            "versionType": "git"
                        }
                    ]
                }

Linux

Vendor product

Original vendor version evidence · not evaluated as a NuGet range

{
                    "product": "Linux",
                    "vendor": "Linux",
                    "defaultStatus": "affected",
                    "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
                    "programFiles": [
                        "fs/smb/client/cifssmb.c"
                    ],
                    "versions": [
                        {
                            "version": "2.6.12",
                            "status": "affected"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "0",
                            "lessThan": "2.6.12",
                            "status": "unaffected",
                            "versionType": "semver"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "7.2.13",
                            "lessThanOrEqual": "7.2.*",
                            "status": "unaffected",
                            "versionType": "semver"
                        },
                        {
                            "version": "7.3",
                            "lessThanOrEqual": "*",
                            "status": "unaffected",
                            "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"
                        }
                    ]
                }

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