CVE-2026-68457
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: use opener credentials for FSCTL mutations SET_SPARSE, SET_ZERO_DATA and SET_COMPRESSION operate on an open SMB handle but call VFS xattr, fallocate or fileattr helpers with the current ksmbd worker credentials. Those helpers can revalidate inode permissions, ownership and LSM policy independently of the SMB handle access mask. Run each operation with the credentials captured in the target file when the handle was opened. Keep credential handling local to these single-file FSCTLs rather than applying session credentials to the complete IOCTL handler, which also contains handle-less and multi-handle operations.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.
Timeline
- ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
- 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: 9.1 CRITICAL (CVSS).
- Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.7% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Record status
- Received
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 9.1
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
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References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e112c47ec5dd1942e2d4ca6e8e9b712238e20c2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a8c18434e1f0d9f7989170bdb0490c0160baf065
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6394bcaf254c5baf9aff43376020be5db6d3316
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cfb2c6f71d61ed807c9d7a7af331d406f1f31877
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e205f3e7e8c31a47cd11efb6cf663a527177e432
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb1cae6302d58414ddf029e3f642711bd30243f7