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CVE-2026-23364: ksmbd: Compare MACs in constant time

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 29/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.41% (FIRST EPSS).
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
  • Fixed version: Linux Linux 2cdc56ed67615ba0921383a688f24415ebe065f3, 307afccb751f542246bd5dc68a2c1ffe1a78418c, 8a665d733940592e671ec6afadcd0be80a091a80; azl3 kernel 6.6.126.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 6.6.130.1-1.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to Linux Linux 2cdc56ed67615ba0921383a688f24415ebe065f3, 307afccb751f542246bd5dc68a2c1ffe1a78418c, 8a665d733940592e671ec6afadcd0be80a091a80; azl3 kernel 6.6.126.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 6.6.130.1-1 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: Compare MACs in constant time To prevent timing attacks, MAC comparisons need to be constant-time. Replace the memcmp() with the correct function, crypto_memneq().

HighCVSS 7.4 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Mar 25, 2026
Updated
Oct 15, 2026
EPSS
0.4% · 35th percentile
CWE
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Action score

29

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
29 / 40 · 7.4 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.4%

CNA vs NVD score

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CNA · Linux
7.4
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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
linuxlinux kernel

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • linux linux kernel5.15.1 and later · before 6.1.167
  • linux linux kernel6.2 and later · before 6.6.130
  • linux linux kernel6.7 and later · before 6.12.78
  • linux linux kernel6.13 and later · before 6.18.19
  • linux linux kernel6.19 and later · before 6.19.7
  • linux linux kernel5.15
  • linux linux kernel7.0

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Linux). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Linux Linux

    • 5.15affected
    • e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9 and later · before 8a665d733940592e671ec6afadcd0be80a091a80affected · git
    • e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9 and later · before cd52a0e309659537048a864211abc3ea4c5caa63affected · git
    • e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9 and later · before 307afccb751f542246bd5dc68a2c1ffe1a78418caffected · git
    • e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9 and later · before 2cdc56ed67615ba0921383a688f24415ebe065f3affected · git
    • e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9 and later · before 93c0a22fec914ec4b697e464895a0f594e29fb28affected · git
    • e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9 and later · before f4588b85efd6007d46b80aa1b9fb746628ffb3dcaffected · git
    • e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9 and later · before c5794709bc9105935dbedef8b9cf9c06f2b559faaffected · git
    • before 5.15not affected · semver
    • 5.15.210 and later · up to and including 5.15.*not affected · semver

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12linuxbefore 6.1.170-16.1.170-1
Debian:13linuxbefore 6.12.85-16.12.85-1
Debian:14linuxbefore 6.19.8-16.19.8-1

Same product

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    89Now
  • CVE-2021-22555Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACEKEV
    85Now

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2026-23359Mar 25, 2026 · bpf: Fix stack-out-of-bounds write in devmap
    31Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2026-23361Mar 25, 2026 · PCI: dwc: ep: Flush MSI-X write before unmapping its ATU entry
    31Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2026-23365Mar 25, 2026 · net: usb: kalmia: validate USB endpoints
    22Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Linux Linux2cdc56ed67615ba0921383a688f24415ebe065f3Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux307afccb751f542246bd5dc68a2c1ffe1a78418cVendor (CNA)
Linux Linux8a665d733940592e671ec6afadcd0be80a091a80Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux93c0a22fec914ec4b697e464895a0f594e29fb28Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxc5794709bc9105935dbedef8b9cf9c06f2b559faVendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxcd52a0e309659537048a864211abc3ea4c5caa63Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxf4588b85efd6007d46b80aa1b9fb746628ffb3dcVendor (CNA)
azl3 kernel 6.6.126.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.06.6.130.1-1 · CBL-Mariner ReleasesMicrosoft (MSRC)
debian:linux6.1.170-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
none
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

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CVSS vector

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

nvd-secondary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

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