What is CVE-2026-46185?

CVE-2026-46185 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2026-05-28.

How severe is CVE-2026-46185?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2026-46185

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb/client: fix out-of-bounds read in symlink_data() Since smb2_check_message() returns success without length validation for the symlink error response, in symlink_data…

EPSS: 0.001 (22.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions 7.1-rc3, 7.0.7, 6.1.175

References

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-46185?: CVE-2026-46185 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2026-05-28.
How severe is CVE-2026-46185?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.