Critical severity · published May 28, 2026
CVE-2026-46195
smb: client: validate dacloffset before building DACL pointers
9.8
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: validate dacloffset before building DACL pointers parse_sec_desc(), build_sec_desc(), and the chown path in id_mode_to_cifs_acl() all add the server-supplied dacloffset to pntsd before proving a DACL header fits inside the returned security descriptor. On 32-bit builds a malicious server can return dacloffset near U32_MAX, wrap the derived DACL pointer below end_of_acl, and then slip past the later pointer-based bounds checks. build_sec_desc() and id_mode_to_cifs_acl() can then dereference DACL fields from the wrapped pointer in the chmod/chown rewrite paths. Validate dacloffset numerically before building any DACL pointer and reuse the same helper at the three DACL entry points.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 52% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
5.12 before 6.6.140; 6.7 before 6.12.88; 6.13 before 6.18.30; 6.19 before 7.0.7; 7.1; 7.1 · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
bc3e9dd9d104ca1b75644eab87b38ce8a924aef4 before 5de2665e913a10ad70aaeecf736b97276e83d995; bc3e9dd9d104ca1b75644eab87b38ce8a924aef4 before f9dc3be8f403c1216df73e57221f44b045e7ee0b; bc3e9dd9d104ca1b75644eab87b38ce8a924aef4 before ba7f71b6161c0943dafc367565e5843d16b7d505; bc3e9dd9d104ca1b75644eab87b38ce8a924aef4 before 3b1ddba19e77ee35241cd27f16dc3e8d14e08db7; bc3e9dd9d104ca1b75644eab87b38ce8a924aef4 before c688f3ed73d31943334ad2139cb02ec49664322a; bc3e9dd9d104ca1b75644eab87b38ce8a924aef4 before 8bd07e417b6bda67e317920584e48cb6ee442a8a; +2 more · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA