Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ksmbd: validate ipc response length before dereferencing its fields
ipc_validate_msg() computes the expected message size by reading length
fields out of the response buffer supplied by the userspace ksmbd daemon
(payload_sz, session_key_len, ngroups, ...). Those fields are read before
the buffer is verified to be large enough to contain the struct they belong
to, so a short response makes the read land past the end of the allocation.
handle_response() sizes entry->response purely from the netlink attribute
length (nla_len()) and only guards the leading handle read, so the daemon
can install a response as small as the kmalloc-8 object seen below. When
ipc_msg_send_request() then calls ipc_validate_msg() for a
KSMBD_EVENT_RPC_REQUEST, the cast to struct ksmbd_rpc_command reads
resp->payload_sz at offset 8 of an 8-byte allocation:
[ 3697.841381] ==================================================================
[ 3697.844099] BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in ipc_msg_send_request+0x763/0x800
[ 3697.846604] Read of size 4 at addr ffff888105f95910 by task kworker/4:3/20682
[ 3697.849061]
[ 3697.849801] CPU: 4 UID: 0 PID: 20682 Comm: kworker/4:3 Not tainted 7.2.0-rc3-next-20260717-virtme #117 PREEMPT(lazy)
[ 3697.850077] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.17.0-debian-1.17.0-1 04/01/2014
[ 3697.850303] Workqueue: ksmbd-io handle_ksmbd_work
[ 3697.850592] Call Trace:
[ 3697.850794] <TASK>
[ 3697.850952] __dump_stack+0x21/0x60
[ 3697.851239] dump_stack_lvl+0xc2/0x100
[ 3697.851528] print_address_description+0x77/0x200
[ 3697.851816] ? ipc_msg_send_request+0x763/0x800
[ 3697.852024] print_report+0x58/0x70
[ 3697.852316] kasan_report+0x117/0x150
[ 3697.852585] ? down_write+0x146/0x1f0
[ 3697.852809] ? ipc_msg_send_request+0x763/0x800
[ 3697.853082] ipc_msg_send_request+0x763/0x800
[ 3697.853385] ? __pfx_ipc_msg_send_request+0x10/0x10
[ 3697.853604] ? kasan_unpoison+0x48/0x70
[ 3697.853936] ? __pfx___up_read+0x10/0x10
[ 3697.854221] ksmbd_rpc_ioctl+0x380/0x520
[ 3697.854542] ? __pfx_ksmbd_rpc_ioctl+0x10/0x10
[ 3697.854757] ? kasan_unpoison+0x48/0x70
[ 3697.854962] ? copy_from_kernel_nofault+0x32c/0x4e0
[ 3697.855166] ? kasan_unpoison+0x48/0x70
[ 3697.855416] fsctl_pipe_transceive+0x139/0x7a0
[ 3697.855705] ? __pfx_copy_from_kernel_nofault+0x10/0x10
[ 3697.855937] ? __pfx_fsctl_pipe_transceive+0x10/0x10
[ 3697.856388] ? __sanitizer_cov_trace_switch+0x7b/0x140
[ 3697.856620] smb2_ioctl+0x1141/0x3420
[ 3697.856994] ? __pfx_smb2_ioctl+0x10/0x10
[ 3697.857182] ? get_smb2_cmd_val+0xe3/0x1c0
[ 3697.857655] handle_ksmbd_work+0x9ad/0x15e0
[ 3697.858034] ? __pfx_handle_ksmbd_work+0x10/0x10
[ 3697.858251] ? lock_release+0xf7/0x360
[ 3697.858466] ? process_scheduled_works+0x954/0x1600
[ 3697.858698] ? process_scheduled_works+0x954/0x1600
[ 3697.858905] process_scheduled_works+0xc22/0x1600
[ 3697.859368] ? __pfx_process_scheduled_works+0x10/0x10
[ 3697.859637] ? __pfx_assign_work+0x10/0x10
[ 3697.859896] ? lock_is_held_type+0x7b/0x110
[ 3697.860146] worker_thread+0x975/0xee0
[ 3697.860524] ? __pfx_do_raw_spin_lock+0x10/0x10
[ 3697.860830] ? __kthread_parkme+0x21e/0x260
[ 3697.861105] kthread+0x3a6/0x490
[ 3697.861423] ? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10
[ 3697.861643] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
[ 3697.861878] ret_from_fork+0x55a/0xa20
[ 3697.862194] ? __pfx_ret_from_fork+0x10/0x10
[ 3697.862480] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
[ 3697.862714] ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30
[ 3697.862965] </TASK>
[ 3697.863039]
[ 3697.938882] Allocated by task 20761:
[ 3697.940257] kasan_save_track+0x3e/0x80
[ 3697.941782] __kasan_kmalloc+0x72/0x90
[ 3697.943228] __kvmalloc_node_noprof+0x3e9/0x6a0
[ 3697.944948] handle_generic_event+0x59b/0x750
[ 3697.946592] genl_family_rcv_msg_doit+0x3d6/0x560
[ 3697.946977] genl_rcv_msg+0x67c/0x900
[ 3697.947224] netlink_rcv_skb+0x286/0x580
[ 3697.947488] genl_rcv+0x2d/0x80
[ 3
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Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 6.6.141 – < 6.6.157, 6.12.84 – < 6.12.110, 6.18.25 – < 6.18.52, 6.1.191 – < 6.2, 7.0.2 – < 7.1, 7.1 | 6.6.157 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | linux | 7.2.6-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | linux | 6.12.111-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | linux-6.12 | 6.12.111-1~deb12u1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 24.04 LTS | linux-bluefield | 6.8.0-1036.41 | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | linux | 7.0.0-42.42 | USN-8959-1 |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | linux-aws | 7.0.0-1016.17 | USN-8959-1 |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | linux-azure | 7.0.0-1020.21 | USN-9019-1 |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | linux-azure-fde | 7.0.0-1019.19 | USN-9020-1 |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | linux-gcp | 7.0.0-1016.18 | USN-8959-1 |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | linux-gke | 7.0.0-1010.11 | USN-9020-1 |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | linux-ibm +1 | 7.0.0-1017.17 | USN-8960-1, USN-8959-1 |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | linux-nvidia +1 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | linux-oracle | 7.0.0-1015.16 | USN-8959-1 |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | linux-raspi | 7.0.0-1023.23 | USN-9021-1 |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | linux-realtime | 7.0.0-43.43.1 | USN-9020-1 |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | linux-riscv | 7.0.0-42.42.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux | 6.8.0-149.149 | USN-9022-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-aws | 6.8.0-1069.74 | USN-9022-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-aws-7.0 | 7.0.0-1017.18~24.04.1 | USN-9020-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-azure | 6.8.0-1073.82 | USN-9022-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-azure-fde | 6.8.0-1071.78 | USN-9039-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-azure-fde-7.0 | 7.0.0-1019.19~24.04.1 | USN-9020-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-gcp | 6.8.0-1073.81 | USN-9022-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-gcp-7.0 | 7.0.0-1017.19~24.04.1 | USN-9020-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-gke | 6.8.0-1068.77 | USN-9022-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-gkeop | 6.8.0-1053.57 | USN-9023-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-hwe-7.0 | 7.0.0-42.42~24.04.1 | USN-8959-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-ibm | 6.8.0-1069.70 | USN-9022-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-lowlatency | 6.8.0-149.149.1 | USN-9022-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-nvidia | 6.8.0-1067.70 | USN-9024-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-nvidia-lowlatency | 6.8.0-1067.70.1 | USN-9040-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra | 6.8.0-1038.42 | USN-9002-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-oracle | 6.8.0-1067.71 | USN-9022-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-oracle-7.0 | 7.0.0-1016.18~24.04.1 | USN-9020-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-raspi | 6.8.0-1068.72 | USN-9025-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-riscv +29 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-riscv-7.0 | 7.0.0-42.42.1~24.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-vmware | 6.8.0-1010.10 | USN-9022-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-aws-6.8 | 6.8.0-1069.74~22.04.1 | USN-9024-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-azure-6.8 | 6.8.0-1073.82~22.04.1 | USN-9026-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-azure-fde-6.8 | 6.8.0-1071.78~22.04.1 | USN-9026-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-gcp-6.8 | 6.8.0-1073.81~22.04.1 | USN-9024-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-hwe-6.8 | 6.8.0-149.149~22.04.1 | USN-9066-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-ibm-6.8 | 6.8.0-1069.70~22.04.1 | USN-9024-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 | 6.8.0-149.149.1~22.04.1 | USN-9024-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-oracle-6.8 | 6.8.0-1067.71~22.04.1 | USN-9025-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-riscv +33 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gke +28 | No fix yet | — |
Show 5 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp +14 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | linux-hwe-edge | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | 6.8.0-2056.58 | USN-9025-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS | linux-realtime | 6.8.1-1064.65 | USN-9023-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS | linux-realtime-6.14 +1 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS | linux-realtime-6.8 | 6.8.1-1064.65~22.04.1 | USN-9024-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 24.04 LTS | linux-aws-fips | 6.8.0-1069.74+fips1 | USN-9023-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 24.04 LTS | linux-azure-fips | 6.8.0-1073.82+fips1 | USN-9022-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 24.04 LTS | linux-fips | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 24.04 LTS | linux-gcp-fips | 6.8.0-1073.81+fips1 | USN-9023-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | kernel-source | 7.2.7-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:11880-1 |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | kernel | 6.6.157.1-1 | — |
Advisories 16
- USN-9066-1 linux-hwe-6.8 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 12, 2026
- USN-9021-1 linux-raspi vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 12, 2026
- USN-9022-1 linux, linux-aws, linux-azure, linux-azure-fips, linux-gcp, linux-gke, linux-ibm, linux-lowlatency, linux-oracle, linux-vmware vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 12, 2026
- USN-9024-1 linux-aws-6.8, linux-gcp-6.8, linux-ibm-6.8, linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8, linux-nvidia, linux-realtime-6.8 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 12, 2026
- USN-9026-1 linux-azure-6.8, linux-azure-fde-6.8 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 12, 2026
- USN-9039-1 linux-azure-fde vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 12, 2026
- WID-SEC-2026-3444 Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 12, 2026
- USN-9040-1 linux-nvidia-lowlatency vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 12, 2026
- USN-9020-1 linux-aws-7.0, linux-azure-fde, linux-azure-fde-7.0, linux-gcp-7.0, linux-gke, linux-oracle-7.0, linux-realtime vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 12, 2026
- USN-8959-1 linux, linux-aws, linux-gcp, linux-hwe-7.0, linux-ibm, linux-oracle vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 12, 2026
- USN-9025-1 linux-oracle-6.8, linux-raspi, linux-raspi-realtime vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 12, 2026
- USN-9023-1 linux-aws-fips, linux-gcp-fips, linux-gkeop, linux-realtime vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 12, 2026
- USN-9019-1 linux-azure vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 12, 2026
- USN-8960-1 linux-oem-7.0 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 12, 2026
- USN-9002-1 linux-nvidia-tegra vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 12, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:11880-1 kernel-devel-7.2.7-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Sep 25, 2026
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17b7d1a2b4d5473df5dca8c9a07d65021806c23a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/398cba4b646a6c08ff3d79e6b1e70e5ddae8a065
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0aa8f94bfd4d818284c8a7ce0040d40ca1ec3595
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c494fcf8e89e3c970e13d78ebe62bf5d8f2b1c52
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9b33376bd07bca4175f7bcc2d6034ef250f8181