ksmbd: reject undersized DACLs before parsing ACEs

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-72382
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerLinux
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-08-15 06:22:11 UTC
Updated2026-08-15 06:22:11 UTC
DescriptionIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: reject undersized DACLs before parsing ACEs parse_dacl() limits the attacker-controlled ACE count by comparing it with the number of minimal ACEs that fit in the DACL size. The DACL size field is 16 bits, but the expression subtracts sizeof(struct smb_acl). Because sizeof() is unsigned, a DACL size smaller than the ACL header underflows to a large size_t. A malicious client can reach this with: SMB2_SET_INFO (InfoType=SMB2_O_INFO_SECURITY) -> smb2_set_info_sec() -> set_info_sec() -> parse_sec_desc() -> parse_dacl() -> init_acl_state(..., 0xffff) -> init_acl_state(..., 0xffff) -> kmalloc_objs(..., 0xffff) Thus a malformed security descriptor can make num_aces pass the guard and drive large temporary ACL state and pointer-array allocations. Reject DACLs smaller than struct smb_acl before doing the subtraction, so the ACE count check cannot be bypassed by the underflow.

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Linux Linux affected e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9 16fb65ec15fe7c90f50a2115854bfd9a032d4023 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9 282847c0cf22f2e961155ac8e42f6eeab7e16049 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9 d020e7f27bf65eecd3805404702f716b2b6d9e73 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9 15a9e9b8f7f5d7f380ae54c6f5bcbc0bdcb0f3cd git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9 60908f7ebcd9b6cde74ad5711fab0f49c7970949 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 5.15 Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.15 semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.6.145 6.6.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.12.97 6.12.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.18.40 6.18.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 7.1.5 7.1.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 7.2-rc2 * original_commit_for_fix Not specified

References

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git.kernel.org/stable/c/282847c0cf22f2e961155ac8e42f6eeab7e16049 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/16fb65ec15fe7c90f50a2115854bfd9a032d4023 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/15a9e9b8f7f5d7f380ae54c6f5bcbc0bdcb0f3cd 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/d020e7f27bf65eecd3805404702f716b2b6d9e73 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/60908f7ebcd9b6cde74ad5711fab0f49c7970949 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
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