Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: use check_add_overflow() to prevent u16 DACL size overflow set_posix_acl_entries_dacl() and set_ntacl_dacl() accumulate ACE sizes in u16 variables. When a file has many POSIX ACL entries, the accumulated size can wrap past 65535, causing the pointer arithmetic (char *)pndace + *size to land within already-written ACEs. Subsequent writes then overwrite earlier entries, and pndacl->size gets a truncated value. Use check_add_overflow() at each accumulation point to detect the wrap before it corrupts the buffer, consistent with existing check_mul_overflow() usage elsewhere in smbacl.c.
Affected products
linux: linux kernel
References7
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/299f962c0b02d048fb45d248b4da493d03f3175d Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e7b8f3c539d69b2ed5f2408e2f75e68ce7eef43 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d5729350b236896f51379588d9a690b7fafb8db Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e1955a94b6f17f4b058afa955a6f187eb3ed7615 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef7902be3f215b6bf7babe4dc9dd9a7d57dad7a7 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/41e53a773db6342ac9a689ee5ba635c31744c9f0
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-784472.html
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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5.5
MEDIUM
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 2 · as of 13 November 2026
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