CyberRota Analysis
This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. It affects Linux.
CVE
CVE-2026-45972
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
0.33%
Linux
Original NVD Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: fix potential UAF and double free in smb2_open_file() Zero out @err_iov and @err_buftype before retrying SMB2_open() to prevent an UAF bug if @data != NULL, otherwise a double free.
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