Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: Don't log keys in SMB3 signing and encryption key generation When KSMBD_DEBUG_AUTH logging is enabled, generate_smb3signingkey() and generate_smb3encryptionkey() log the session, signing, encryption, and decryption key bytes. Remove the logs to avoid exposing credentials.
Affected products
linux: linux kernel
References6
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/3fe2d9ec166b7df9a8df6c0fdcfc210572e27e3f Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/407cc37c21d51f9b9d4d20204b04890880cfa6ae Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/4084ed720d7d5f4e975c9e4a6267a552dad3b24a Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/441336115df26b966575de56daf7107ed474faed Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6b01b997a2094969e315f1ebfc1d64b8ae2163d Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/fec5c70b82af3f59f15bb984df94e5ad1fccfb1e Patch
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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8.1
HIGH
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 16 · as of 13 November 2026
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