CVE-2026-99110

smb: client: fix heap overflow in cifs_do_set_acl()

N/A
Published: October 28, 2026 at 10:34 AM UTC
Updated: October 28, 2026 at 11:17 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: fix heap overflow in cifs_do_set_acl() cifs_set_acl() validates ACL size using posix_acl_xattr_size(): 4 + (count * 8) // 4-byte header + 8 bytes per ACE cifs_do_set_acl() then calls posix_acl_to_cifs() to write the CIFS wire format into the same buffer: 6 + (count * 10) // 6-byte header + 10 bytes per ACE An ACL that passes the xattr-based check in cifs_set_acl() can overflow the heap when posix_acl_to_cifs() writes the larger CIFS format. Validate the CIFS format size against the remaining buffer space and USHRT_MAX before converting--data_count is __u16, so sizes above USHRT_MAX truncate the on-wire packet length, causing the server to apply a partial ACL. Replace MaxDataCount = 1000 with min(CIFSMaxBufSize, USHRT_MAX).

Affected

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

6.2dc1af4c4b4721abfa07b351063825acc7e69cc66
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.59 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.2.13 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.3 (unaffected)

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