Arbitrary Code Execution Affecting torvalds/linux package, versions [5.15,6.6.160)[6.7,6.12.114)[6.13,6.18.57)[6.19,7.2.6)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.35% (28th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-TORVALDSLINUX-20824356
  • published11 Oct 2026
  • disclosed24 Sept 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 24 Sep 2026

CVE-2026-93282  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-284  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade torvalds/linux to version 6.6.160, 6.12.114, 6.18.57, 7.2.6 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution due to improper access control in the smb_check_perm_dacl process. An attacker can gain unauthorized read, write, or delete access to files by sending crafted SMB2_CREATE requests that exploit incorrect handling of access control entries (ACEs) and discretionary access control lists (DACLs).

Note: The Linux kernel project assigns a CVE to every bug fix it ships, whether or not the bug has been shown to be exploitable. This advisory was generated from that process and has not been individually assessed for exploitability. See the kernel's CVE process documentation: https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/Documentation/process/cve.rst

CVSS Base Scores

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