CVE-2026-31610
Description
A flaw was found in ksmbd, a component of the Linux kernel. A remote, unauthenticated attacker could exploit a flaw in the SPNEGO (Simple and Protected GSSAPI Negotiation Mechanism) decode process. This could lead to a memory leak, potentially causing a Denial of Service (DoS) on the affected system.
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Availability
Technical Impact: DoS: Resource Consumption (Other); DoS: Resource Consumption (Memory); DoS: Resource Consumption (CPU)
An attacker that can influence the allocation of resources that are not properly released could deplete the available resource pool and prevent all other processes from accessing the same type of resource. Frequently-affected resources include memory, CPU, disk space, power or battery, etc.
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