CVE-2024-26811

ksmbd: validate payload size in ipc response

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: April 8, 2024 at 10:02 AM UTC
Updated: August 5, 2026 at 12:04 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.8%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: validate payload size in ipc response If installing malicious ksmbd-tools, ksmbd.mountd can return invalid ipc response to ksmbd kernel server. ksmbd should validate payload size of ipc response from ksmbd.mountd to avoid memory overrun or slab-out-of-bounds. This patch validate 3 ipc response that has payload.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 6.95.15 ≤ v < 5.15.1575.15 ≤ v < 6.1.855.15 ≤ v < 6.6.265.15 ≤ v < 6.8.55.15 ≤ v < 6.96.96.9 rc16.9 rc2626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf
Vendor states this is fixed in 51a6c2af9d20203ddeeaf73314ba8854b38d01bd (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 76af689a45aa44714b46d1a7de4ffdf851ded896 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 88b7f1143b15b29cccb8392b4f38e75b7bb3e300 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a637fabac554270a851033f5ab402ecb90bc479c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a677ebd8ca2f2632ccdecbad7b87641274e15aac (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.157 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.85 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.26 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.8.5 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.9 (unaffected)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-787

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