In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
smb: client: fix regression with native SMB symlinks
Some users and customers reported that their backup/copy tools started to fail when the directory being copied contained symlink targets that the client couldn't parse - even when those symlinks weren't followed.
Fix this by allowing lstat(2) and readlink(2) to succeed even when the client can't resolve the symlink target, restoring old behavior.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-uek | Mar 25, 2026 | Jul 25, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 31, 2025 | Jul 25, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-azure-6.14Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-6.14Upgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-6.14Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-6.14Upgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-azure-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-virtual-6.14Upgrade linux-image-raspi-6.14Upgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1014-oemUpgrade linux-image-gcp-6.14Upgrade linux-image-oem-24.04aUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1015-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1007-azure-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1014-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.14.0-34-genericUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1015-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04bUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-6.14Upgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1015-awsUpgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1018-gcpUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04cUpgrade linux-image-aws-6.14Upgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1014-azureUpgrade linux-image-azure-nvidia-6.14Upgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1015-oracleUpgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1016-raspiUpgrade linux-image-6.14.0-34-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-6.14Upgrade linux-image-realtime-6.14Upgrade linux-image-oem-6.14Upgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-oracle-6.14Upgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1018-gcp-64k | Jul 31, 2025 | Jul 25, 2025 |
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