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CVE-2026-31432: ksmbd: fix OOB write in QUERY_INFO for compound requests

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 35/100)

  • 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: 0.54% (FIRST EPSS).
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: Linux Linux 075ea208c648cc2bcd616295b711d3637c61de45, 5.16, 515c2daab46021221bdf406bef19bc90a44ec617.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to Linux Linux 075ea208c648cc2bcd616295b711d3637c61de45, 5.16, 515c2daab46021221bdf406bef19bc90a44ec617 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: fix OOB write in QUERY_INFO for compound requests When a compound request such as READ + QUERY_INFO(Security) is received, and the first command (READ) consumes most of the response buffer, ksmbd could write beyond the allocated buffer while building a security descriptor. The root cause was that smb2_get_info_sec() checked buffer space using ppntsd_size from xattr, while build_sec_desc() often synthesized a significantly larger descriptor from POSIX ACLs. This patch introduces smb_acl_sec_desc_scratch_len() to accurately compute the final descriptor size beforehand, performs proper buffer checking with smb2_calc_max_out_buf_len(), and uses exact-sized allocation + iov pinning.

HighCVSS 8.8 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Apr 22, 2026
Updated
Oct 30, 2026
EPSS
0.5% · 45th percentile

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Action score

35

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
35 / 40 · 8.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.5%

CNA vs NVD score

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8.8
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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 kernel5.15.145 and later · before 5.16
  • linux linux kernel6.1.71 and later · before 6.2
  • linux linux kernel6.6 and later · before 6.12.81
  • linux linux kernel6.13 and later · before 6.18.22
  • linux linux kernel6.19 and later · before 6.19.12
  • 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

    • f2283680a80571ca82d710bc6ecd8f8beac67d63, 6.6affected
    • 9f297df20d93411c0b4ddad7f88ba04a7cd36e77 and later · before 533f84264e28c54a79257ea87d2f94a0fcc9a611affected · git
    • e2b76ab8b5c9327ab2dae6da05d0752eb2f4771d and later · before 850452af77f55d185f9445e1f7a1db53c5e4aad4affected · git
    • e2b76ab8b5c9327ab2dae6da05d0752eb2f4771d and later · before d48c64fb80ad78b3dd29fb7d79b6ec7bd72bfc09affected · git
    • e2b76ab8b5c9327ab2dae6da05d0752eb2f4771d and later · before 075ea208c648cc2bcd616295b711d3637c61de45affected · git
    • e2b76ab8b5c9327ab2dae6da05d0752eb2f4771d and later · before 515c2daab46021221bdf406bef19bc90a44ec617affected · git
    • e2b76ab8b5c9327ab2dae6da05d0752eb2f4771d and later · before fda9522ed6afaec45cabc198d8492270c394c7bcaffected · git
    • 6.1.71 and later · before 6.1.191affected · semver
    • 5.15.145 and later · before 5.16affected · semver
    • before 6.6not affected · semver

Package-level exposure

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

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12linuxfrom 0—
Debian:13linuxbefore 6.12.85-16.12.85-1
Debian:14linuxbefore 6.19.12-16.19.12-1

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-2026-31430Apr 20, 2026 · X.509: Fix out-of-bounds access when parsing extensions
    28Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2026-31433Apr 22, 2026 · ksmbd: fix potencial OOB in get_file_all_info() for compound requests
    35Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2026-31434Apr 22, 2026 · btrfs: fix leak of kobject name for sub-group space_info
    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 Linux075ea208c648cc2bcd616295b711d3637c61de45Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux5.16Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux515c2daab46021221bdf406bef19bc90a44ec617Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux533f84264e28c54a79257ea87d2f94a0fcc9a611Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux6.1.191Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux850452af77f55d185f9445e1f7a1db53c5e4aad4Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxd48c64fb80ad78b3dd29fb7d79b6ec7bd72bfc09Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxfda9522ed6afaec45cabc198d8492270c394c7bcVendor (CNA)
debian:linux6.12.85-1 · Debian:13Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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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.

No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).

Patch and commit links

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Credits

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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.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

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

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write

CVSS vector

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

nvd-secondary

Attack context

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

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