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CVE-2026-93282

Linux: ksmbd: fix maximum allowed access checks

Linux LinuxOperating systems
CVSS
8.1High
ExploitationNo known exploitationNot in CISA KEV, which does not prove it is unexploitedCISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)0.35%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 27% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed in7c293e83d86cfd38124f51b27882ad631818bf48Also 37459edb69c094553026ee48c2cc2acc657f9f43, 28289d880e6d11ae7ac77b81af3312453febf939 and 1 moreCVE List
Published24 Sep 2026Updated 21 Oct 2026CVE List

What fixes it

  • 7c293e83d86cfd38124f51b27882ad631818bf48LinuxCVE List
  • 37459edb69c094553026ee48c2cc2acc657f9f43LinuxCVE List
  • 28289d880e6d11ae7ac77b81af3312453febf939LinuxCVE List
  • 35d5c59fe6b1d9fe43fb14eb384f69ee1a120f9cLinuxCVE List

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ksmbd: fix maximum allowed access checks

The DACL permission check looks for an ACE matching the current user and falls back to the Everyone ACE. It does not consider an Authenticated Users ACE, even though an authenticated session is a member of that well-known group.

As a result, opening a file whose access is granted through S-1-5-11 can incorrectly fail with STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED. Treat an Authenticated Users ACE as a fallback entry alongside Everyone.

The maximal access calculation also combines access masks from every ACE, regardless of whether its SID applies to the current user. This can grant rights belonging to an unrelated principal. Process only ACEs applying to the user, Everyone, or Authenticated Users, and accumulate allowed and denied masks in ACL order. Preserve explicitly requested access bits so they are validated against the resulting maximal mask.

When ACCESS_SYSTEM_SECURITY is denied, report STATUS_PRIVILEGE_NOT_HELD instead of the generic STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED. Access to the system ACL requires a security privilege that ksmbd does not grant.

For regular files, include FILE_EXECUTE in maximal access when the client requested GENERIC_EXECUTE and the DACL grants the complete file-read set. Keep a direct FILE_EXECUTE request subject to the explicit DACL bit. This matches the POSIX file ACL mapping without broadening specific execute requests.

Do not replace rights from an applicable NT ACE with a POSIX ACL entry. The POSIX ACL is only a fallback when no user, Everyone, or Authenticated Users ACE applies; otherwise it can incorrectly broaden the stored DACL.

This fixes smb2.maximum_allowed.maximum_allowed.

Text from CVE List

Affected versions 12

  • Linuxaffected: e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9 before 7c293e83d86cfd38124f51b27882ad631818bf48CVE List
  • Linuxaffected: e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9 before 37459edb69c094553026ee48c2cc2acc657f9f43CVE List
  • Linuxaffected: e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9 before 28289d880e6d11ae7ac77b81af3312453febf939CVE List
  • Linuxaffected: e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9 before 35d5c59fe6b1d9fe43fb14eb384f69ee1a120f9cCVE List
  • Linuxaffected: e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9 before cc2f133e80eb2c4a04bfa77a2f207749fe2f516aCVE List
  • Linuxaffected: 5.15CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: all versions before 5.15CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: 6.6.160 through 6.6.*CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: 6.12.114 through 6.12.*CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: 6.18.57 through 6.18.*CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: 7.2.6 through 7.2.*CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: 7.3CVE List

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