CVE-2026-97557: Linux 5.1

Affected technology

Linux · b98749cac4a695f084a5ff076f4510b23e353ecd to before 735a3a610136ae10f381d0909dff38e5b5c5f056, b98749cac4a695f084a5ff076f4510b23e353ecd to before de2a6bcff2659bea40c7485115b57f0ae189fc01, b98749cac4a695f084a5ff076f4510b23e353ecd to before af0193bbf1ac8c0f67f972998b0cc629d6116cf6, b98749cac4a695f084a5ff076f4510b23e353ecd to before 2ed2c29dd9593637cfa25ac1eb23241b20202778, b98749cac4a695f084a5ff076f4510b23e353ecd to before dfe7b750c7e069873a8a57a11c816831a235618a, b98749cac4a695f084a5ff076f4510b23e353ecd to before 9f2e63f1b2d5fc5b5423424902c091123e220e7e, 2429fcf06d3cb962693868ab0a927c9038f12a2d, 1ee4f2d7cdcd4508cc3cbe3b2622d7177b89da12, 53fc31a4853e30d6e8f142b824f724da27ff3e40, 8092ecc306d81186a64cda42411121f4d35aaff4, ebac4d0adf68f8962bd82fcf483936edd6ec095b, 3.16.72 to before 3.17, 4.9.171 to before 4.10, 4.14.114 to before 4.15, 4.19.37 to before 4.20, 5.0.10 to before 5.1
Linux

Linux · 5.1
Linux

Component: Not specified by the source
File: fs/smb/client/misc.c

Attack conditions (Source advisory, CVSS 3.1): Network (remote) · No privileges required · No user interaction required

What an attacker can do

Source advisory’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 7.5/10) rates confidentiality and integrity impact as none; availability impact as high. The description does not specify what an attacker can achieve beyond these rated impacts.