CVE-2026-46195
CriticalCVSS 9.8Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk48th percentile - higher than 48% of all known CVEs
Summary
In the Linux kernel's CIFS/SMB subsystem, a vulnerability was found due to missing validation of the DACL offset (dacloffset) before constructing DACL pointers. A malicious server can supply a dacloffset near U32_MAX, causing pointer wrapping on 32-bit builds and bypassing bounds checks, potentially leading to out-of-bounds memory access.
Risk Assessment
The organization is at risk of remote code execution or data leakage via a malicious SMB server that exploits this vulnerability to compromise filesystem integrity during chmod/chown operations.
Recommendation
Immediately update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix that validates dacloffset before building DACL pointers. Priority apply the patch on 32-bit systems.
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Original NVD description (English source)
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.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS

