CVE-2026-31392

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: fix krb5 mount with username option Customer reported that some of their krb5 mounts were failing against a single server as the client was trying to mount the shares with wrong credentials. It turned out the client was reusing SMB session from first mount to try mounting the other shares, even though a different username= option had been specified to the other mounts. By using username mount option along with sec=krb5 to search for principals from keytab is supported by cifs.upcall(8) since cifs-utils-4.8. So fix this by matching username mount option in match_session() even with Kerberos. For example, the second mount below should fail with -ENOKEY as there is no 'foobar' principal in keytab (/etc/krb5.keytab). The client ends up reusing SMB session from first mount to perform the second one, which is wrong. ``` $ ktutil ktutil: add_entry -password -p testuser -k 1 -e aes256-cts Password for [email protected]: ktutil: write_kt /etc/krb5.keytab ktutil: quit $ klist -ke Keytab name: FILE:/etc/krb5.keytab KVNO Principal ---- ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1 [email protected] (aes256-cts-hmac-sha1-96) $ mount.cifs //w22-root2/scratch /mnt/1 -o sec=krb5,username=testuser $ mount.cifs //w22-root2/scratch /mnt/2 -o sec=krb5,username=foobar $ mount -t cifs | grep -Po 'username=\K\w+' testuser testuser ```

Package Linux Kernel
Published 2026-04-03
Last modified 2026-05-26
CVSS version 3.1
Patch available
Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

8.1

out of 10
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
Low
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 2.6.32.44, 2.6.34.12, 2.6.36 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.1.167, 6.6.130, 6.12.78, 6.18.20, 6.19.10, 7.0 and their respective stable series.

Affected from
≥ 2.6.32.44 ≥ 2.6.34.12 ≥ 2.6.36
Fixed in
✓ 6.1.167 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.130 6.6.x ✓ 6.12.78 6.12.x ✓ 6.18.20 6.18.x ✓ 6.19.10 6.19.x ✓ 7.0

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2026-31392 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Frequently asked questions

  • What is CVE-2026-31392?

    CVE-2026-31392 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.1 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 2.6.32.44 onward and has been patched in 6.1.167, 6.6.130, 6.12.78 and others. CVE-2026-31392 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

  • What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-31392?

    CVE-2026-31392 has a CVSS score of 8.1 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L .

  • Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-31392?

    Yes — CVE-2026-31392 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.167, 6.6.130, 6.12.78 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 2.6.32.44 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

  • Is CVE-2026-31392 actively exploited?

    No — CVE-2026-31392 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.