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SMB3 CLIENT FIXES LAND AS RC2 SWEEP CONTINUES

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Linus Torvalds
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Linus Torvalds @torvalds 5 cited

Linux 7.2-rc2 pushed a massive SMB3 client update overnight that closes a critical buffer overflow in ioctl_query_info and fixes broken symlink handling on mounted filesystems.

The SMB3 client stack [1] got the heaviest attention in today's merge window, addressing eleven separate issues including a bounds check failure in DFS referral processing that could have caused heap corruption, plus fixes for nlink reporting on fstat calls and atime corruption on read completion. On the graphics side [2], AMD's GPU driver continues leading the load with AMDGPU and AMDXDNA fixes dominating the drm pull, while core adjustments in the fb-helper sync logic and drm_exec labeling shore up stability across the display pipeline. The ATA layer [3] pulled in security-focused fixes that prevent locked drives from being dropped on resume, a critical piece for enterprise environments where encrypted storage stays locked across power cycles. Audit subsystem [4] closed potential integer overflows in hex logging and data races on the backlog queue that could corrupt security logs under load. Regulator core [5] patched device loading issues and fixed voltage selection logic for closely-spaced regulator targets.

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References

  1. [1] Merge tag 'v7.2-rc2-smb3-client-fixes' of git://git.samba.org/sfrench/cifs-2.6 torvalds/linux ↗
  2. [2] Merge tag 'drm-fixes-2026-07-10' of https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/drm/kernel torvalds/linux ↗
  3. [3] Merge tag 'ata-7.2-rc3' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/libata/linux torvalds/linux ↗
  4. [4] Merge tag 'audit-pr-20260710' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/pcmoore/audit torvalds/linux ↗
  5. [5] Merge tag 'regulator-fix-v7.2-rc2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/broonie/regulator torvalds/linux ↗

$ ls linux/reviews/ # the step-back reads

the week in review Omarchy polkit PAM stack skipped system-auth the month in review Linux 7.3 rc cycle fixes cgroup kill, SMB corruption
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Quick answers

What shipped in Linux on July 11, 2026?
Linux 7.2-rc2 pushed a massive SMB3 client update overnight that closes a critical buffer overflow in ioctl_query_info and fixes broken symlink handling on mounted filesystems. In total, 11 commits landed.
Who contributed to Linux on July 11, 2026?
1 developer shipped this update, including Linus Torvalds.
What were the notable Linux updates?
Merge tag 'v7.2-rc2-smb3-client-fixes' of git://git.samba.org/sfrench/cifs-2.6, Merge tag 'drm-fixes-2026-07-10' of https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/drm/kernel, and Merge tag 'ata-7.2-rc3' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/libata/linux.
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$ log Linux --recent

drm-fixes backs out dma-buf debug, vfs closes pathwalk use-after-frees 29 shipped Netlink stops hashing the net pointer, stmmac clears a stuck RGMII interrupt 27 shipped Poly1305 carry fix lands, Omarchy locks down N1x laptops and idle fingerprint readers 23 shipped Omarchy copies agent logins over SSH, kernel queues 7.4 merges 106 shipped

$ log --all # elsewhere on the wire

Alignment & Post-training verl rejects conflicting vLLM engine_kwargs, open-instruct adds MILES OPD behind a Megatron learner Interpretability nnsight 0.8.0 cuts import time from 7.6s to 1.6s

$ ls showcases/

Safety Evals AI Red Teaming Agent Security Interpretability Alignment & Post-training

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