smb: client: fix krb5 mount with username option
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · Low
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 3 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: fix krb5 mount with username option Customer reported that some of their krb5 mounts were failing against a single server as the client was trying to mount the shares with wrong credentials. It turned out the client was reusing SMB session from first mount to try mounting the other shares, even though a different username= option had been specified to the other mounts. By using username mount option along with sec=krb5 to search for principals from keytab is supported by cifs.upcall(8) since cifs-utils-4.8. So fix this by matching username mount option in match_session() even with Kerberos. For example, the second mount below should fail with -ENOKEY as there is no 'foobar' principal in keytab (/etc/krb5.keytab). The client ends up reusing SMB session from first mount to perform the second one, which is wrong. ``` $ ktutil ktutil: add_entry -password -p testuser -k 1 -e aes256-cts Password for [email protected]: ktutil: write_kt /etc/krb5.keytab ktutil: quit $ klist -ke Keytab name: FILE:/etc/krb5.keytab KVNO Principal ---- ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1 [email protected] (aes256-cts-hmac-sha1-96) $ mount.cifs //w22-root2/scratch /mnt/1 -o sec=krb5,username=testuser $ mount.cifs //w22-root2/scratch /mnt/2 -o sec=krb5,username=foobar $ mount -t cifs | grep -Po 'username=\K\w+' testuser testuser ```
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 2.6.32.44 to before 2.6.33; 2.6.34.12 to before 2.6.35 | 2.6.33, 2.6.35 | Patch available | CNA |
| Linux | Linux | 2.6.36 and later | 6.1.167, 6.6.130, 6.12.78, 6.18.20, 6.19.10, 7.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 2.6.32.44 to before 2.6.33; 2.6.34.12 to before 2.6.35 Fixed in 2.6.33, 2.6.35 Patch available CNA
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 2.6.36 and later Fixed in 6.1.167, 6.6.130, 6.12.78, 6.18.20, 6.19.10, 7.0 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.6.32.44 to before 2.6.33; 2.6.34.12 to before 2.6.35; 2.6.36 to before 6.1.167; 6.2 to before 6.6.130; 6.7 to before 6.12.78; 6.13 to before 6.18.20; 6.19 to before 6.19.10 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 rc1 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 rc2 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 rc3 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 rc4 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.32.44 to before 2.6.33; 2.6.34.12 to before 2.6.35; 2.6.36 to before 6.1.167; 6.2 to before 6.6.130; 6.7 to before 6.12.78; 6.13 to before 6.18.20; 6.19 to before 6.19.10 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 rc2 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 rc3 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 rc4 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 2.6.33, 2.6.35
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.1.167, 6.6.130, 6.12.78, 6.18.20, 6.19.10, 7.0
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-31392
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h833-487p-56g8
- 2026-10-16 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-19 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
References
Patch 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd4547830720647d4af02ee50f883c4b1cca06e4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9229709ec8bf85ae7ca53aeee9aa14814cdc1bd2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d33cbf0bf8979d779900da9be2505d68d9d8da25
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ee803bfdba0cf739038dbdabdd4c02582c8f2b2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e9ff1eb7feedcf46ff2d0503759960ab58e7775
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12b4c5d98cd7ca46d5035a57bcd995df614c14e1
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Sources
- CVE-2026-31392 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-31392 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h833-487p-56g8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-31392 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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