ksmbd: fix out-of-bounds write in smb2_get_ea() EA alignment
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
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 6.1.71 to before 6.1.175; 5.15.145 to before 5.16 | 6.1.175, 5.16 | Patch available | CNA |
| Linux | Linux | 6.6 and later | 6.1.175, 6.6.136, 6.12.84, 6.18.25, 7.0.2, 7.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- 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
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 7.0.2 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- 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
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-31705
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5jgf-2w89-7334
- 2026-10-14 EPSS moved to the below the 50th percentile
- 2026-10-20 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Patch 5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ffbce350c6fd1e99116ea57383b9031717e36d3b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98f3de6ef4efbd899348d333f0902dc4ff14380c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/790304c02bf9bd7b8171feda4294d6e62d32ae8f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/922d48fe8c19f388ffa2f709f33acaae4e408de2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/30010c952077a1c89ecdd71fc4d574c75a8f5617
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Sources
- CVE-2026-31705 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-31705 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5jgf-2w89-7334 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-31705 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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