CVE-2026-63909

ksmbd: OOB read regression in smb_check_perm_dacl() ACE-walk loops

HIGH
8.1
CVSS Score
Published: July 19, 2026 at 02:55 PM UTC
Updated: October 30, 2026 at 02:29 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH8.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: OOB read regression in smb_check_perm_dacl() ACE-walk loops Commit d07b26f39246 ("ksmbd: require minimum ACE size in smb_check_perm_dacl()") introduced a transposed bounds check: if (offsetof(struct smb_ace, sid) + aces_size < CIFS_SID_BASE_SIZE) Since offsetof(..sid) is 8 and CIFS_SID_BASE_SIZE is 8, this evaluates to `aces_size < 0`. Because `aces_size` is always non-negative, this check becomes dead code and never breaks the loop. Worse, that commit removed the old 4-byte guard, meaning the loop now reads `ace->size` (offset 2) even when `aces_size` is 0-3 bytes. This re-opens a 2-byte heap out-of-bounds (OOB) read past the pntsd allocation during subsequent SMB2_CREATE operations. Fix this by properly transposing the comparison to require at least 16 bytes (8-byte offset + 8-byte SID base), matching the correct form used in smb_inherit_dacl().

Affected

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

6.12.84 ≤ v < 6.12.936.18.25 ≤ v < 6.18.356.6.140 ≤ v < 6.6.1437.0.2 ≤ v < 7.0.12151b1799861fde38087c08f613abc2843ef597b0282cbbb476b9f35793452bc461934af4c7eca169325d4ac11f526cb8964cff14548ccf02d8c756d86.12.846.18.256.6.1407.0.27.190089584b2e25c4510b7b987387b4405f0673ece95e5aa3c3261da8c95b27d7aecf8ee39b9f86a4cd07b26f39246a82399661936dd0c853983cfade7f20adc4ef7428bc485ee83fd1a592252fb87718b
Vendor states this is fixed in 0e60dafe97eca61721f3db456f97d97a80c6c8ae (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 0fe08c5776a798f46df1fd74b331be26bdd644d6 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4f7c131d2bdd7cd64b96f60d10be5ea72253f520 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5500ba1d410aed1eded3eb04a76b10cfb4409334 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 94215d55b09445993929f4fc966061d61de74929 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in d333af32e4451285e427f2d9c29de3a39f6f6d48 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in f6324b4240cf0b26a84c33f68a1222d727ff4af2 (fixed)
Affected range stops below 6.12.93, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 6.18.35, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 6.6.143, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 7.0.12, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

CVSS

8.1HIGHLinux
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-125

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