ksmbd: reject repeated SMB2 NEGOTIATE requests
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Fixed
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: reject repeated SMB2 NEGOTIATE requests Unauthenticated client can send multiple successful SMB2 NEGOTIATE requests on one connection before SESSION_SETUP. While the connection is in KSMBD_SESS_NEED_SETUP, smb2_handle_negotiate() accepts another SMB3.1.1 NEGOTIATE and overwrites conn->preauth_info with a new allocation. Only the final allocation is freed when the connection is released, leaking one object for every additional successful request. A repeated SMB2 NEGOTIATE after a dialect has been selected is a protocol violation. MS-SMB2 section 3.3.5.4 requires the server to disconnect without replying in this case. Set the connection exiting when rejecting the request, in addition to suppressing the response. Reject SMB2 NEGOTIATE unless the connection is new or is waiting for the SMB2 NEGOTIATE that follows an SMB1 multi-protocol negotiate. Serialize both SMB1 and SMB2 negotiation paths under conn->srv_mutex, since they update connection-wide dialect and negotiation state. Move the locking contract to ksmbd_smb_negotiate_common(), where the state and dialect are selected, and add ksmbd_conn_new() for consistent state access.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.15.217, 6.1.184, 6.6.153, 6.12.105, 6.18.44, 7.1.8, 7.2
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-2026-74494
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fjvw-6pq5-f9hh
References
Other 7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b1390cf2b6b91723b37c0909dd123f7a5eba1a7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd6a6c43f96b40a08a22ff62f08d194a49741c8a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81e21cb7bd1479bb5238e0004a7e0110452c610b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7fb8dbeb3f2868ae836ca12311d89aed16fc2927
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a60b5da05e318d9a364dbac38c347c7f24e625e7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e02cb30e8a1f5fc78cb10b220b06020e36d0bbe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb469993b3a61a72653770856d37af616d72d05f
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Sources
- CVE-2026-74494 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-74494 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fjvw-6pq5-f9hh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-74494 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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