CVE-2026-68100
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ksmbd: validate num_subauth when copying ACE in set_ntacl_dacl
set_ntacl_dacl() copies each ACE from the attacker-controlled stored security descriptor verbatim into the response DACL without checking sid.num_subauth. The ACE bytes (including an unchecked num_subauth) originate from an authenticated SMB2_SET_INFO(SecInfo=DACL) that is stored raw via ksmbd_vfs_set_sd_xattr(); parse_dacl() rejects a bad ACE with `break` rather than an error, so parse_sec_desc() still returns success and the malformed SD reaches the xattr intact.
On a subsequent SMB2_QUERY_INFO(SecInfo=DACL) for an inode carrying a POSIX access ACL, build_sec_desc() -> set_ntacl_dacl() -> set_posix_acl_entries_dacl() walks the copied ACEs and reads
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with num_subauth taken straight from the stored SD. Since sub_auth[] is fixed at SID_MAX_SUB_AUTHORITIES (15), a crafted num_subauth (e.g. 255) drives an out-of-bounds heap read of ~1 KB with an offset fully controlled by an authenticated client.
Add the same num_subauth validation in set_ntacl_dacl() before copying the ACE, matching the gate already enforced by parse_dacl().
Detalles técnicos trazas, registros y código del informe original
ntace->sid.sub_auth[ntace->sid.num_subauth - 1] The sibling functions already gate this field: parse_dacl() -- num_subauth == 0 || > SID_MAX_SUB_AUTHORITIES parse_sid() -- num_subauth > SID_MAX_SUB_AUTHORITIES smb_copy_sid() -- min_t(u8, num_subauth, SID_MAX_SUB_AUTHORITIES) set_ntacl_dacl() is the lone inconsistent path that omits the check.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- Puntuación base: 8.1
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.61%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 48
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK
Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.
- Explotación
T1210Exploitation of Remote Serviceslateral movement90 % - Impacto principal
T1005Data from Local Systemcollection85 % - Impacto secundario
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalationprivilege escalation75 %
Vulnerabilidad SMB2 remota (AV:N, PR:L) en ksmbd que permite lectura OOB de heap (~1 KB) mediante ACE manipulada; cliente autenticado puede escalar a root en POSIX ACL.
Inferido por nuestro agente de análisis a partir de la descripción oficial, el vector CVSS y la CWE, y comprobado por un supervisor. Puede contener errores.
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Tecnologías afectadas (1)
⚠ Inferidas por IA a partir de la descripción — NVD aún no ha analizado esta CVE; no son CPE verificados.
Referencias
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/26cb845e22a00c85bf566337417fa33492395f10
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47f0b34f6bc98ed85bfdc293e8f3e432ec24958d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5acbd3012fd4a7ccfebd91ea6f784120084eb897
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b6d3cc6a524416dfdb2b47e4bba2e7e20011d056
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e31fada5143784bc05c7ae44c79eed9b7a2e147e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb3dc8e6da46a1ccad1956cda57de29d9b3033e0
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"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nksmbd: validate num_subauth when copying ACE in set_ntacl_dacl\n\nset_ntacl_dacl() copies each ACE from the attacker-controlled stored\nsecurity descriptor verbatim into the response DACL without checking\nsid.num_subauth. The ACE bytes (including an unchecked num_subauth)\noriginate from an authenticated SMB2_SET_INFO(SecInfo=DACL) that is\nstored raw via ksmbd_vfs_set_sd_xattr(); parse_dacl() rejects a bad ACE\nwith `break` rather than an error, so parse_sec_desc() still returns\nsuccess and the malformed SD reaches the xattr intact.\n\nOn a subsequent SMB2_QUERY_INFO(SecInfo=DACL) for an inode carrying a\nPOSIX access ACL, build_sec_desc() -> set_ntacl_dacl() ->\nset_posix_acl_entries_dacl() walks the copied ACEs and reads\n\n ntace->sid.sub_auth[ntace->sid.num_subauth - 1]\n\nwith num_subauth taken straight from the stored SD. Since sub_auth[]\nis fixed at SID_MAX_SUB_AUTHORITIES (15), a crafted num_subauth (e.g.\n255) drives an out-of-bounds heap read of ~1 KB with an offset fully\ncontrolled by an authenticated client.\n\nThe sibling functions already gate this field:\n parse_dacl() -- num_subauth == 0 || > SID_MAX_SUB_AUTHORITIES\n parse_sid() -- num_subauth > SID_MAX_SUB_AUTHORITIES\n smb_copy_sid() -- min_t(u8, num_subauth, SID_MAX_SUB_AUTHORITIES)\nset_ntacl_dacl() is the lone inconsistent path that omits the check.\n\nAdd the same num_subauth validation in set_ntacl_dacl() before copying\nthe ACE, matching the gate already enforced by parse_dacl()."
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