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CVE-2026-31709: smb: client: validate the whole DACL before rewriting it in cifsacl

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: validate the whole DACL before rewriting it in cifsacl build_sec_desc() and id_mode_to_cifs_acl() derive a DACL pointer from a server-supplied dacloffset and then use the incoming ACL to rebuild the chmod/chown security descriptor. The original fix only checked that the struct smb_acl header fits before reading dacl_ptr->size or dacl_ptr->num_aces. That avoids the immediate header-field OOB read, but the rewrite helpers still walk ACEs based on pdacl->num_aces with no structural validation of the incoming DACL body. A malicious server can return a truncated DACL that still contains a header, claims one or more ACEs, and then drive replace_sids_and_copy_aces() or set_chmod_dacl() past the validated extent while they compare or copy attacker-controlled ACEs. Factor the DACL structural checks into validate_dacl(), extend them to validate each ACE against the DACL bounds, and use the shared validator before the chmod/chown rebuild paths. parse_dacl() reuses the same validator so the read-side parser and write-side rewrite paths agree on what constitutes a well-formed incoming DACL.

HighCVSS 8.8Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
High
CVSS
8.8 (3.1)
Known Exploited
No
Published

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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3ADP providers
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CISA-ADPCISA Coordinator
Timestamp
Version
2.0.3
Exploitation: noneAutomatable: noTechnical Impact: total

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2 official scores

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ScoreVersionSeverityVectorExploitImpactSource
8.8CVSS 3.1HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H2.85.9Linux
7.8CVSS 3.1HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H1.85.9redhat-SADP

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Base CVSS 3.1 score

8.8High
CVSS 3.1 vector shape for CVE-2026-31709Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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NetworkAdjacentLocalPhysical
Attack Complexity
LowHigh
Privileges Required
NoneLowHigh
User Interaction
NoneRequired
Scope
ChangedUnchanged
Confidentiality Impact
HighLowNone
Integrity Impact
HighLowNone
Availability Impact
HighLowNone

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  2. ADP timelineredhat-SADP

    Reported to Red Hat.

  3. ADP timelineredhat-SADP

    Made public.

  4. CVE publishedCVE Program

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  5. CVE updatedCVE Program

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ADP provider summaries

redhat-SADPkernel: smb: client: validate the whole DACL before rewriting it in cifsacl
other:Red Hat severity ratingcvssV3_1
  • 2026-05-01T00:00:00.000Z: Reported to Red Hat.
  • 2026-05-01T00:00:00.000Z: Made public.
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Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
LinuxLinuxbc3e9dd9d104ca1b75644eab87b38ce8a924aef4, bc3e9dd9d104ca1b75644eab87b38ce8a924aef4, bc3e9dd9d104ca1b75644eab87b38ce8a924aef4, bc3e9dd9d104ca1b75644eab87b38ce8a924aef4, bc3e9dd9d104ca1b75644eab87b38ce8a924aef4, bc3e9dd9d104ca1b75644eab87b38ce8a924aef4, bc3e9dd9d104ca1b75644eab87b38ce8a924aef4unaffected
LinuxLinux5.12, 0, 5.15.210, 6.1.176, 6.6.140, 6.12.86, 6.18.35, 7.0.2, 7.1affected
Weakness

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Improper Validation of Consistency within Input

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