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TI-2026-24261 Aliases CVE-2026-31705GHSA-5jgf-2w89-7334

ksmbd: fix out-of-bounds write in smb2_get_ea() EA alignment

Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-787Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: fix out-of-bounds write in smb2_get_ea() EA alignment smb2_get_ea() applies 4-byte alignment padding via memset() after writing each EA entry. The bounds check on buf_free_len is performed before the value memcpy, but the alignment memset fires unconditionally afterward with no check on remaining space. When the EA value exactly fills the remaining buffer (buf_free_len == 0 after value subtraction), the alignment memset writes 1-3 NUL bytes past the buf_free_len boundary. In compound requests where the response buffer is shared across commands, the first command (e.g., READ) can consume most of the buffer, leaving a tight remainder for the QUERY_INFO EA response. The alignment memset then overwrites past the physical kvmalloc allocation into adjacent kernel heap memory. Add a bounds check before the alignment memset to ensure buf_free_len can accommodate the padding bytes. This is the same bug pattern fixed by commit beef2634f81f ("ksmbd: fix potencial OOB in get_file_all_info() for compound requests") and commit fda9522ed6af ("ksmbd: fix OOB write in QUERY_INFO for compound requests"), both of which added bounds checks before unconditional writes in QUERY_INFO response handlers.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00398 34th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Linux (Linux): 6.1.175, 5.16, 6.6.136 +4

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
LinuxLinux6.1.71 to before 6.1.175; 5.15.145 to before 5.166.1.175, 5.16Patch availableCNA
LinuxLinux6.6 and later6.1.175, 6.6.136, 6.12.84, 6.18.25, 7.0.2, 7.1Patch availableCNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 6.1.71 to before 6.1.175; 5.15.145 to before 5.16 Fixed in 6.1.175, 5.16 Patch available CNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 6.6 and later Fixed in 6.1.175, 6.6.136, 6.12.84, 6.18.25, 7.0.2, 7.1 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.15.145 to before 5.16; 6.1.71 to before 6.2; 6.6 to before 6.6.136; 6.7 to before 6.12.84; 6.13 to before 6.18.25; 6.19 to before 7.0.2VulnerableLinux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.15.145 to before 5.16; 6.1.71 to before 6.2; 6.6 to before 6.6.136; 6.7 to before 6.12.84; 6.13 to before 6.18.25; 6.19 to before 7.0.2 Vulnerable ·Linux

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.1.175, 5.16
  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.1.175, 6.6.136, 6.12.84, 6.18.25, 7.0.2, 7.1

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 5 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-31705
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5jgf-2w89-7334
  3. 2026-10-14 EPSS moved to the below the 50th percentile
  4. 2026-10-20 Affected versions changed · Red Hat

References

  • TI-2025-26358 tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-38352 netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2021-05514 Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
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