CVE-2026-31712 (GCVE-0-2026-31712)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-01 13:56 – Updated: 2026-05-17 15:21
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Title
ksmbd: require minimum ACE size in smb_check_perm_dacl()
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: require minimum ACE size in smb_check_perm_dacl() Both ACE-walk loops in smb_check_perm_dacl() only guard against an under-sized remaining buffer, not against an ACE whose declared `ace->size` is smaller than the struct it claims to describe: if (offsetof(struct smb_ace, access_req) > aces_size) break; ace_size = le16_to_cpu(ace->size); if (ace_size > aces_size) break; The first check only requires the 4-byte ACE header to be in bounds; it does not require access_req (4 bytes at offset 4) to be readable. An attacker who has set a crafted DACL on a file they own can declare ace->size == 4 with aces_size == 4, pass both checks, and then granted |= le32_to_cpu(ace->access_req); /* upper loop */ compare_sids(&sid, &ace->sid); /* lower loop */ reads access_req at offset 4 (OOB by up to 4 bytes) and ace->sid at offset 8 (OOB by up to CIFS_SID_BASE_SIZE + SID_MAX_SUB_AUTHORITIES * 4 bytes). Tighten both loops to require ace_size >= offsetof(struct smb_ace, sid) + CIFS_SID_BASE_SIZE which is the smallest valid on-wire ACE layout (4-byte header + 4-byte access_req + 8-byte sid base with zero sub-auths). Also reject ACEs whose sid.num_subauth exceeds SID_MAX_SUB_AUTHORITIES before letting compare_sids() dereference sub_auth[] entries. parse_sec_desc() already enforces an equivalent check (lines 441-448); smb_check_perm_dacl() simply grew weaker validation over time. Reachability: authenticated SMB client with permission to set an ACL on a file. On a subsequent CREATE against that file, the kernel walks the stored DACL via smb_check_perm_dacl() and triggers the OOB read. Not pre-auth, and the OOB read is not reflected to the attacker, but KASAN reports and kernel state corruption are possible.
Severity ?
8.3 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H
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Linux Linux Affected: e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9 , < 325d4ac11f526cb8964cff14548ccf02d8c756d8 (git)
Affected: e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9 , < 95e5aa3c3261da8c95b27d7aecf8ee39b9f86a4c (git)
Affected: e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9 , < 90089584b2e25c4510b7b987387b4405f0673ece (git)
Affected: e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9 , < 151b1799861fde38087c08f613abc2843ef597b0 (git)
Affected: e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9 , < d07b26f39246a82399661936dd0c853983cfade7 (git)
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Linux Linux Affected: 5.15
Unaffected: 0 , < 5.15 (semver)
Unaffected: 6.6.140 , ≤ 6.6.* (semver)
Unaffected: 6.12.84 , ≤ 6.12.* (semver)
Unaffected: 6.18.25 , ≤ 6.18.* (semver)
Unaffected: 7.0.2 , ≤ 7.0.* (semver)
Unaffected: 7.1-rc1 , ≤ * (original_commit_for_fix)
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