Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: fix signededness bug in smb_direct_prepare_negotiation() smb_direct_prepare_negotiation() casts an unsigned __u32 value from sp->max_recv_size and req->preferred_send_size to a signed int before computing min_t(int, ...). A maliciously provided preferred_send_size of 0x80000000 will return as smaller than max_recv_size, and then be used to set the maximum allowed alowed receive size for the next message. By sending a second message with a large value (>1420 bytes) the attacker can then achieve a heap buffer overflow. This fix replaces min_t(int, ...) with min_t(u32)
Affected products
linux: linux kernel
References6
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/55abc475d096da4a5356b6efb0cfdc6156bc1550 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b4f875aac344cdd52a1f34cc70ed2f874a65757 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ceae058eb707ddd0d68f0872f9d9f23b7c30c37b Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c268fd2f59dc9ccb2c2a7d1f439b232dbe1c06c
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/56eab82fa6fb5ca024b0514e249d40d9b23ee5a7
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a110dbe928561d440e9e117d17331139a0bedace
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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9.8
CRITICAL
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 1% percentile: 60 · as of 13 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-674
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