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HIGHCVE-2026-31611Published Modified CNA Linux

CVE-2026-31611: ksmbd: require 3 sub-authorities before reading sub_auth[2]

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: require 3 sub-authorities before reading sub_auth[2] parse_dacl() compares each ACE SID against sid_unix_NFS_mode and on match reads sid.sub_auth[2] as the file mode. If sid_unix_NFS_mode is the prefix S-1-5-88-3 with num_subauth = 2 then compare_sids() compares only min(num_subauth, 2) sub-authorities so a client SID with num_subauth = 2 and sub_auth = {88, 3} will match. If num_subauth = 2 and the ACE is placed at the very end of the security descriptor, sub_auth[2] will be 4 bytes past end_of_acl. The out-of-band bytes will then be masked to the low 9 bits and applied as the file's POSIX mode, probably not something that is good to have happen. Fix this up by forcing the SID to actually carry a third sub-authority before reading it at all.

Metrics

CVSS v3.1
8.6
Severity
HIGH
Fixed in
0
Affected Products
2

Fix available

008f9e6d899b5c834bbcc239eae1bed58d9b15d2c46bbcd3ebfb3549c8da1838fc4493e79bd3241e753370cf9090777774e07fd9a8ebce67c6cc333ab6.6.1366.12.836.18.246.19.147.0.17.1-rc19401f86a224f37b50e6a3ccf1d46a70d5ef8af0ab5b5d5936a50497fb151c0b122899a6894721c2bd2454f4a002d08560a60f214f392e6491cf11560
Affected packages
  • Linux / Linux
    < b5b5d5936a50497fb151c0b122899a6894721c2b (from e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9) · < 08f9e6d899b5c834bbcc239eae1bed58d9b15d2c (from e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9) · < d2454f4a002d08560a60f214f392e6491cf11560 (from e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9) · < 46bbcd3ebfb3549c8da1838fc4493e79bd3241e7 (from e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9) · < 9401f86a224f37b50e6a3ccf1d46a70d5ef8af0a (from e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9) · < 53370cf9090777774e07fd9a8ebce67c6cc333ab (from e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9)
  • Linux / Linux
    5.15
    Fixed in 0, 6.6.136, 6.12.83, 6.18.24, 6.19.14, 7.0.1, 7.1-rc1
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H