CVE-2026-99083NVD
Vulnerability Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ksmbd: fix heap out-of-bounds write in krb5_authenticate()
In krb5_authenticate(), out_len is calculated to determine available
headroom in response_buf for the incoming Kerberos AP-REP token. However,
when SMB2_SESSION_SETUP is processed as a non-first element of a compounded
SMB2 request, the calculation omits work->next_smb2_rsp_hdr_off.
This causes out_len to overstate remaining buffer headroom by
the cumulative size of prior responses in the compound chain. Consequently,
the length check in ksmbd_krb5_authenticate()
(*out_len <= resp->spnego_blob_len) passes erroneously, allowing memcpy()
to write the AP-REP blob past the end of response_buf into adjacent kernel
heap memory.
Fix this by subtracting work->next_smb2_rsp_hdr_off when computing out_len,
ensuring it accurately reflects physical remaining buffer space.
ksmbd: fix heap out-of-bounds write in krb5_authenticate()
In krb5_authenticate(), out_len is calculated to determine available
headroom in response_buf for the incoming Kerberos AP-REP token. However,
when SMB2_SESSION_SETUP is processed as a non-first element of a compounded
SMB2 request, the calculation omits work->next_smb2_rsp_hdr_off.
This causes out_len to overstate remaining buffer headroom by
the cumulative size of prior responses in the compound chain. Consequently,
the length check in ksmbd_krb5_authenticate()
(*out_len <= resp->spnego_blob_len) passes erroneously, allowing memcpy()
to write the AP-REP blob past the end of response_buf into adjacent kernel
heap memory.
Fix this by subtracting work->next_smb2_rsp_hdr_off when computing out_len,
ensuring it accurately reflects physical remaining buffer space.
CVSS v3.1 Base Metrics — Score 8.8 (HIGH)
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh
Affected & Patched Versions
Not provided by NVD for this CVE.
Not provided by NVD for this CVE.
External References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f73a6d40f4d1bae4f3491c0ec1ea8ee6ce035ff
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23a0be6a84a38ac169eeab49017934e8e27c65f0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4722d06b2907585074252061b1024a696c1cfc23
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/517404e157395d0f8da125ca956c566895dfcd06
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/59c6dcc5dd9dafe764ca0d40525933b2be69b059
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80af1bde97d5a85ad6f2c40ca894ccc8fa75a27a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a07dfb33112a42437f9d2d0bfd35c68575257381