K8s Security: [Security Advisory] CVE-2026-3865: CSI Driver for SMB path traversal via subDir may delete unintended directories on the SMB server
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Description
Go to [the Kubernetes group](https://groups.google.com/g/kubernetes-security-announce) to view the announcement.
Follow the on-call runbook to backport fixes to all supported versions.
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start with the linked Kubernetes security announcement and the on-call runbook. Determine the required backports for the CSI Driver for SMB path-traversal issue across all supported versions, then verify that each supported branch contains the fixes and passes its relevant checks.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- kubernetes
- Domain
- infrastructure, security
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100