CVE-2026-46195
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: validate dacloffset before building DACL pointers parse_sec_desc(), build_sec_desc(), and the chown path in id_mode_to_cifs_acl() all add the server-supplied dacloffset to pntsd before proving a DACL header fits inside the returned security descriptor. On 32-bit builds a malicious server can return dacloffset near U32_MAX, wrap the derived DACL pointer below end_of_acl, and then slip past the later pointer-based bounds checks. build_sec_desc() and id_mode_to_cifs_acl() can then dereference DACL fields from the wrapped pointer in the chmod/chown rewrite paths. Validate dacloffset numerically before building any DACL pointer and reuse the same helper at the three DACL entry points.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.7% 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: 0.7% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 9.8 CRITICAL (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.7% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-476 · NULL pointer dereference
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Linux Kernel < 6.6.140
- Linux Kernel < 6.12.88
- Linux Kernel < 6.18.30
- Linux Kernel < 7.0.7
- Linux Kernel 7.1
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 9.8
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Fix and advisories
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b1ddba19e77ee35241cd27f16dc3e8d14e08db7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8bd07e417b6bda67e317920584e48cb6ee442a8a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba7f71b6161c0943dafc367565e5843d16b7d505
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c688f3ed73d31943334ad2139cb02ec49664322a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f98b48151cc502ada59d9778f0112d21f2586ca3
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b1ddba19e77ee35241cd27f16dc3e8d14e08db7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5de2665e913a10ad70aaeecf736b97276e83d995
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8bd07e417b6bda67e317920584e48cb6ee442a8a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba7f71b6161c0943dafc367565e5843d16b7d505
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c688f3ed73d31943334ad2139cb02ec49664322a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f98b48151cc502ada59d9778f0112d21f2586ca3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9dc3be8f403c1216df73e57221f44b045e7ee0b
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:21556
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:21706
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:21745
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-46195
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2482606
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-784472.html
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-46195.json