CVE-2026-31432
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: fix OOB write in QUERY_INFO for compound requests When a compound request such as READ + QUERY_INFO(Security) is received, and the first command (READ) consumes most of the response buffer, ksmbd could write beyond the allocated buffer while building a security descriptor. The root cause was that smb2_get_info_sec() checked buffer space using ppntsd_size from xattr, while build_sec_desc() often synthesized a significantly larger descriptor from POSIX ACLs. This patch introduces smb_acl_sec_desc_scratch_len() to accurately compute the final descriptor size beforehand, performs proper buffer checking with smb2_calc_max_out_buf_len(), and uses exact-sized allocation + iov pinning.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.5% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 8.8 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.5% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds write
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Linux Kernel < 5.16
- Linux Kernel < 6.2
- Linux Kernel < 6.12.81
- Linux Kernel < 6.18.22
- Linux Kernel < 6.19.12
- Linux Kernel 7.0
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 8.8
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/075ea208c648cc2bcd616295b711d3637c61de45
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/515c2daab46021221bdf406bef19bc90a44ec617
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d48c64fb80ad78b3dd29fb7d79b6ec7bd72bfc09
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fda9522ed6afaec45cabc198d8492270c394c7bc
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/075ea208c648cc2bcd616295b711d3637c61de45
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/515c2daab46021221bdf406bef19bc90a44ec617
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/533f84264e28c54a79257ea87d2f94a0fcc9a611
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/850452af77f55d185f9445e1f7a1db53c5e4aad4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d48c64fb80ad78b3dd29fb7d79b6ec7bd72bfc09
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fda9522ed6afaec45cabc198d8492270c394c7bc