CVE-2024-26936
Medium
Elevated severity or exploit probability.
CVSS base
8.2
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
0.6%
47.6th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness / dates
CWE-120
Published 2024-05-01 · modified 2026-08-04
CVSS breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
| Attack Vector | N | Network |
| Attack Complexity | L | Low |
| Privileges Required | N | None |
| User Interaction | N | None |
| Scope | U | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | L | Low |
| Integrity | N | None |
| Availability | H | High |
Timeline
- 2024-05-01 — Published (NVD)
- 2026-08-04 — Last modified (NVD)
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: validate request buffer size in smb2_allocate_rsp_buf() The response buffer should be allocated in smb2_allocate_rsp_buf before validating request. But the fields in payload as well as smb2 header is used in smb2_allocate_rsp_buf(). This patch add simple buffer size validation to avoid potencial out-of-bounds in request buffer.
Affected
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17cf0c2794bdb6f39671265aa18aea5c22ee8c4a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21ff9d7d223c5c19cb4334009e4c0c83a2f4d674
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c27a64a2bc47d9bfc7c3cf8be14be53b1ee7cb6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c20b242d4fed73a93591e48bfd9772e2322fb11
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f3d0bf1d0c62b539d54c5b9108a845cff619b99
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17cf0c2794bdb6f39671265aa18aea5c22ee8c4a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21ff9d7d223c5c19cb4334009e4c0c83a2f4d674
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c27a64a2bc47d9bfc7c3cf8be14be53b1ee7cb6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c20b242d4fed73a93591e48bfd9772e2322fb11
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f3d0bf1d0c62b539d54c5b9108a845cff619b99