CVE-2024-26954 - CVE House
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Status published Unknown CVE-2024-26954

ksmbd: fix slab-out-of-bounds in smb_strndup_from_utf16()

Vulnerability Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: fix slab-out-of-bounds in smb_strndup_from_utf16() If ->NameOffset of smb2_create_req is smaller than Buffer offset of smb2_create_req, slab-out-of-bounds read can happen from smb2_open. This patch set the minimum value of the name offset to the buffer offset to validate name length of smb2_create_req().

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Linux
Vulnerable Versions:
0626e6641f6b467447c81dd7678a69c66f7746cf, 5.15, 0, 6.1.119, 6.6.32, 6.7.12, 6.8.3, 6.9

Timeline

Official Publish: May 1st, 2024
Last Modified: May 11th, 2026
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

No vector data available

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

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