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CVE-2026-68097

Status: ReceivedHigh (8.8)—

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ksmbd: validate ACE size against SID sub-authorities

set_ntacl_dacl() validates sid.num_subauth before copying an ACE, but does not verify that the declared ACE size contains all sub-authorities described by that field. An undersized ACE can therefore be copied and later make the POSIX ACL deduplication walk inspect data beyond the copied ACE boundary.

The existing initial bound check is also too small. It only ensures that the ACE size field is accessible before set_ntacl_dacl() reads sid.num_subauth farther into the input buffer.

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Require enough input for the fixed SID header before accessing num_subauth, reject ACEs smaller than that header, and skip ACEs whose declared size cannot contain the complete SID. This makes the validation consistent with the other ACE walk paths.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

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🎯 ATT&CK techniques

How this vulnerability is exploited and what the attacker gains, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

Vulnerabilidad en ksmbd (servidor SMB del kernel Linux) accesible remotamente con PR:L; validación insuficiente de ACE/SID permite lectura de memoria más allá de límites y escalada de privilegios mediante ACL malformados.

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🛡️ ATT&CK mitigations that cover these techniques

Threat Intelligence ProgramApplication Isolation and SandboxingExploit ProtectionUpdate SoftwareVulnerability ScanningPrivileged Account Management

Affected technologies (1)

⚠ AI-inferred from the description — NVD hasn't analyzed this CVE yet, these aren't verified CPEs.

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