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HIGH

smb DACL OOB

CVE-2026-31709

CVSS 8.8 / 10.0 NVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

KernelScan AI8.8HIGH

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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: validate the whole DACL before rewriting it in cifsacl build_sec_desc() and id_mode_to_cifs_acl() derive a DACL pointer from a server-supplied dacloffset and then use the incoming ACL to rebuild the chmod/chown security descriptor. The original fix only checked that the struct smb_acl header fits before reading dacl_ptr->size or dacl_ptr->num_aces. That avoids the immediate header-field OOB read, but the rewrite helpers still walk ACEs based on pdacl->num_aces with no structural validation of the incoming DACL body. A malicious server can return a truncated DACL that still contains a header, claims one or more ACEs, and then drive replace_sids_and_copy_aces() or set_chmod_dacl() past the validated extent while they compare or copy attacker-controlled ACEs. Factor the DACL structural checks into validate_dacl(), extend them to validate each ACE against the DACL bounds, and use the shared validator before the chmod/chown rebuild paths. parse_dacl() reuses the same validator so the read-side parser and write-side rewrite paths agree on what constitutes a well-formed incoming DACL.

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Engine v0.2.0

Risk summary

A malicious SMB server can send a truncated DACL (Discretionary Access Control List) that causes the Linux SMB client to read beyond allocated memory boundaries during chmod/chown operations. This can lead to information disclosure, memory corruption, or denial of service for systems mounting SMB shares from untrusted servers.

Affectedfs/smb/client/cifsacl.c (SMB client)

Vulnerability analysis

The vulnerability occurs in build_sec_desc() and id_mode_to_cifs_acl() functions which process server-supplied DACL structures during file permission changes. The original code only validated the DACL header but not the individual Access Control Entries (ACEs) within it. A malicious server can send a DACL with a valid header claiming multiple ACEs, but provide a truncated body. When replace_sids_and_copy_aces() or set_chmod_dacl() iterate through the claimed ACEs based on pdacl->num_aces, they read past the validated memory extent. The fix introduces validate_dacl() which performs comprehensive structural validation of both the DACL header and each ACE against the buffer bounds before any processing occurs. This is a network-reachable vulnerability requiring only authenticated SMB access.

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BranchFixed inPatch commit
6.126.12.86d92f3f0b2241
6.186.18.35ff0ca46b13b9
6.66.6.1408e47d297e7cf
7.07.0.2b78db9bddc84
mainline7.1-rc10a8cf165566b