Description
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.
Published: 2026-04-22
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Out-of-bounds write in kernel SMB daemon leading to potential memory corruption and privilege escalation
Action: Apply Patch
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6238-1 linux security update
History

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:15:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:30:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-787

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:15:00 +0000


Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-787

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 08:30:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title ksmbd: fix OOB write in QUERY_INFO for compound requests
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-11T22:08:35.779Z

Reserved: 2026-03-09T15:48:24.089Z

Link: CVE-2026-31432

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Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-04-22T09:16:21.410

Modified: 2026-04-27T14:16:38.067

Link: CVE-2026-31432

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Severity :

Publid Date: 2026-04-22T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-31432 - Bugzilla

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Updated: 2026-04-28T08:30:13Z

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