{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-8449"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-125"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-05-12T22:16:38Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Linux ksmbd contains a remote memory corruption vulnerability in the ACL inheritance path that allows remote clients with directory creation permissions to trigger a heap out-of-bounds read and subsequent heap corruption by setting a crafted DACL with a malformed SID containing an inflated num_subauth field. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability by creating a directory, setting the malicious DACL via SMB2_SET_INFO, and creating child entries to cause kernel instability, denial of service, or potentially achieve privilege escalation to kernel code execution.",
  "id": "GHSA-898m-7rf9-qg74",
  "modified": "2026-05-13T00:48:14Z",
  "published": "2026-05-13T00:48:14Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8449"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/996454bc0da84d5a1dedb1a7861823087e01a7ae"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/6596a02b207886e9e00bb0161c7fd59fea53c081/fs/smb/server/smbacl.c"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/linux-ksmbd-remote-memory-corruption-via-acl-inheritance"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ]
}