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Linux Linux — ksmbd: fix slab-out-of-bounds in smb_strndup_from_utf16()
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
L L L N U H N H 7.1 .0070 50.2 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Linux 0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf – —
Linux 5.15 – 6.1.119
TIMELINE
Feb 19 Reserved by Linux
May 1 Published (CNA: Linux)
Aug 4 RESCORED — CVE-2024-26954 (Linux). CVSS 8.1 → 7.1 (NVD).
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ksmbd: fix slab-out-of-bounds in smb_strndup_from_utf16()
If ->NameOffset of smb2_create_req is smaller than Buffer offset of
smb2_create_req, slab-out-of-bounds read can happen from smb2_open.
This patch set the minimum value of the name offset to the buffer offset
to validate name length of smb2_create_req().
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| February 19, 2024 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| May 1, 2024 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| August 4, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2024-26954 (Linux). CVSS 8.1 → 7.1 (NVD). |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 2 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| Linux | Linux | — | 0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf | — |
| Linux | Linux | — | 5.15 | 6.1.119 |
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