ksmbd: validate zero num_subauth before sub_auth is accessed
Vulnerability Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: validate zero num_subauth before sub_auth is accessed Access psid->sub_auth[psid->num_subauth - 1] without checking if num_subauth is non-zero leads to an out-of-bounds read. This patch adds a validation step to ensure num_subauth != 0 before sub_auth is accessed.
Impact Analysis
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Remediation
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References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ac65de111c686c95316ade660f8ba7aea3cd3cc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e36a3e080d6d8bd7a34e089345d043da4ac8283
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56de7778a48560278c334077ace7b9ac4bfb2fd1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68c6c3142bfcdb049839d40a9a59ebe8ea865002
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8bfe1954a0b89e7b29b3a3e7f4c5e0ebd295e20
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf21e29d78cd2c2371023953d9c82dfef82ebb36
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