High severity · published Oct 23, 2026
CVE-2026-99083
ksmbd: fix heap out-of-bounds write in krb5_authenticate()
New
8.8
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: fix heap out-of-bounds write in krb5_authenticate() In krb5_authenticate(), out_len is calculated to determine available headroom in response_buf for the incoming Kerberos AP-REP token. However, when SMB2_SESSION_SETUP is processed as a non-first element of a compounded SMB2 request, the calculation omits work->next_smb2_rsp_hdr_off. This causes out_len to overstate remaining buffer headroom by the cumulative size of prior responses in the compound chain. Consequently, the length check in ksmbd_krb5_authenticate() (*out_len <= resp->spnego_blob_len) passes erroneously, allowing memcpy() to write the AP-REP blob past the end of response_buf into adjacent kernel heap memory. Fix this by subtracting work->next_smb2_rsp_hdr_off when computing out_len, ensuring it accurately reflects physical remaining buffer space.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 35% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Linux · Linux
98422bdd4cb3ca4d08844046f6507d7ec2c2b8d8 before 59c6dcc5dd9dafe764ca0d40525933b2be69b059; 98422bdd4cb3ca4d08844046f6507d7ec2c2b8d8 before 80af1bde97d5a85ad6f2c40ca894ccc8fa75a27a; 98422bdd4cb3ca4d08844046f6507d7ec2c2b8d8 before 517404e157395d0f8da125ca956c566895dfcd06; 98422bdd4cb3ca4d08844046f6507d7ec2c2b8d8 before 4722d06b2907585074252061b1024a696c1cfc23; 98422bdd4cb3ca4d08844046f6507d7ec2c2b8d8 before 23a0be6a84a38ac169eeab49017934e8e27c65f0; 676392184785ace61e939831e7ca44a03d438c3b; +6 more · source: vendor