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CVE-2026-43490

kernel: ksmbd: validate inherited ACE SID length

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

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CVSS

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Published · May 15, 2026

Updated · October 20, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in ksmbd, a Linux kernel module that provides an in-kernel Server Message Block (SMB) server. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by providing a malformed inheritable Access Control Entry (ACE) within a security descriptor. This could lead to an out-of-bounds read or write operation, potentially causing a denial of service (DoS) or information disclosure. The flaw occurs because the system does not properly validate the length of the Security Identifier (SID) within the ACE during inheritance.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CWE-805 · Buffer Access with Incorrect Length Value