FKIE_CVE-2026-99083
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-10-23 13:17 - Updated: 2026-10-26 07:17
Severity
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ksmbd: fix heap out-of-bounds write in krb5_authenticate()
In krb5_authenticate(), out_len is calculated to determine available
headroom in response_buf for the incoming Kerberos AP-REP token. However,
when SMB2_SESSION_SETUP is processed as a non-first element of a compounded
SMB2 request, the calculation omits work->next_smb2_rsp_hdr_off.
This causes out_len to overstate remaining buffer headroom by
the cumulative size of prior responses in the compound chain. Consequently,
the length check in ksmbd_krb5_authenticate()
(*out_len <= resp->spnego_blob_len) passes erroneously, allowing memcpy()
to write the AP-REP blob past the end of response_buf into adjacent kernel
heap memory.
Fix this by subtracting work->next_smb2_rsp_hdr_off when computing out_len,
ensuring it accurately reflects physical remaining buffer space.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|
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"programFiles": [
"fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c"
],
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"vendor": "Linux",
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"version": "6.12.114",
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"version": "6.18.58",
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"version": "7.2.12",
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]
}
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}
],
"cveTags": [],
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nksmbd: fix heap out-of-bounds write in krb5_authenticate()\n\nIn krb5_authenticate(), out_len is calculated to determine available\nheadroom in response_buf for the incoming Kerberos AP-REP token. However,\nwhen SMB2_SESSION_SETUP is processed as a non-first element of a compounded\nSMB2 request, the calculation omits work-\u003enext_smb2_rsp_hdr_off.\n\nThis causes out_len to overstate remaining buffer headroom by\nthe cumulative size of prior responses in the compound chain. Consequently,\nthe length check in ksmbd_krb5_authenticate()\n(*out_len \u003c= resp-\u003espnego_blob_len) passes erroneously, allowing memcpy()\nto write the AP-REP blob past the end of response_buf into adjacent kernel\nheap memory.\n\nFix this by subtracting work-\u003enext_smb2_rsp_hdr_off when computing out_len,\nensuring it accurately reflects physical remaining buffer space."
}
],
"id": "CVE-2026-99083",
"lastModified": "2026-10-26T07:17:18.627",
"metrics": {
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"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"attackVector": "NETWORK",
"availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
"baseScore": 8.8,
"baseSeverity": "HIGH",
"confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
"integrityImpact": "HIGH",
"privilegesRequired": "LOW",
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
"userInteraction": "NONE",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"version": "3.1"
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"impactScore": 5.9,
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"type": "Secondary"
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"published": "2026-10-23T13:17:32.577",
"references": [
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],
"sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"vulnStatus": "Received"
}
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