UBUNTU-CVE-2026-93210: Null Pointer Dereference
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: harden DFS cache against invalid target hints Currently, gettgtname() returns ERRPTR(-ENOENT) when ce->tgthint is NULL, and dfscachenorequpdatetgthint() assumes ce->tgthint is always valid. In preparation for clearing ce->tgthint in freetgts(), harden callers of gettgtname() against ERRPTR results and harden dfscachenorequpdatetgthint() against NULL pointer dereferences.
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ubuntu/linux-hwe-7.0to a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 7.0.0-42.42~24.04.1 - Upgrade
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ubuntu/linux-riscv-7.0to a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 7.0.0-42.42.1~24.04.1 - Upgrade
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ubuntu/linuxto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 7.0.0-42.42 - Upgrade
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ubuntu/linux-awsto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 7.0.0-1016.17 - Upgrade
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ubuntu/linux-gcpto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 7.0.0-1016.18 - Upgrade
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ubuntu/linux-ibmto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 7.0.0-1017.17 - Upgrade
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ubuntu/linux-oem-7.0to a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 7.0.0-1017.17 - Upgrade
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ubuntu/linux-oracleto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 7.0.0-1015.16 - Upgrade
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ubuntu/linux-riscvto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 7.0.0-42.42.1 - Compensating control
In the Linux kernel SMB client DFS cache code, harden callers of get_tgt_name() to handle ERR_PTR(-ENOENT) when ce->tgthint is NULL, and update dfs_cache_noreq_update_tgthint() to safely handle a NULL ce->tgthint instead of dereferencing it.