Unscored severity · published Oct 28, 2026
CVE-2026-99110
smb: client: fix heap overflow in cifs_do_set_acl()
New
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CVSS
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EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
smb: client: fix heap overflow in cifs_do_set_acl()
cifs_set_acl() validates ACL size using posix_acl_xattr_size():
4 + (count * 8) // 4-byte header + 8 bytes per ACE
cifs_do_set_acl() then calls posix_acl_to_cifs() to write the CIFS
wire format into the same buffer:
6 + (count * 10) // 6-byte header + 10 bytes per ACE
An ACL that passes the xattr-based check in cifs_set_acl() can
overflow the heap when posix_acl_to_cifs() writes the larger CIFS
format.
Validate the CIFS format size against the remaining buffer space and
USHRT_MAX before converting--data_count is __u16, so sizes above
USHRT_MAX truncate the on-wire packet length, causing the server to
apply a partial ACL. Replace MaxDataCount = 1000 with
min(CIFSMaxBufSize, USHRT_MAX).
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Linux · Linux
dc1af4c4b4721abfa07b351063825acc7e69cc66 before d96f3365ce61c5f39602955af43c8174548dee98; dc1af4c4b4721abfa07b351063825acc7e69cc66 before 596b4062e6c75bdd85a7f2b7f2087a872dc420ac; dc1af4c4b4721abfa07b351063825acc7e69cc66 before 1dac61e2c29d1a71784604b48cf3b1234a65ec29; 6.2 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-99110
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-99110
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d96f3365ce61c5f39602955af43c8174548dee98
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/596b4062e6c75bdd85a7f2b7f2087a872dc420ac
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1dac61e2c29d1a71784604b48cf3b1234a65ec29
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