CVE-2026-31478CWE-131

CVE-2026-31478

Critical · published April 22, 2026

CVSS v3.1
9.8
EPSS
1%
Percentile
54.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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

ksmbd: replace hardcoded hdr2_len with offsetof() in smb2_calc_max_out_buf_len()

After this commit (e2b76ab8b5c9 "ksmbd: add support for read compound"),

response buffer management was changed to use dynamic iov array.

In the new design, smb2_calc_max_out_buf_len() expects the second

argument (hdr2_len) to be the offset of ->Buffer field in the

response structure, not a hardcoded magic number.

Fix the remaining call sites to use the correct offsetof() value.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
9.8 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00738 · 54.0th percentile
Weakness
CWE-131 · Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size
Published
2026-04-22T18:16Z
Affected products (14)
ProductVersionsFixed in
linux/linux_kernel≥ 5.15.145, < 5.15.2035.15.203
linux/linux_kernel≥ 6.1.71, < 6.1.1686.1.168
linux/linux_kernel≥ 6.6.1, < 6.6.1316.6.131
linux/linux_kernel≥ 6.7, < 6.12.806.12.80
linux/linux_kernel≥ 6.13, < 6.18.216.18.21
linux/linux_kernel≥ 6.19, < 6.19.116.19.11
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References (7)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 22 APR 13:54Z
    ksmbd: replace hardcoded hdr2_len with offsetof() in smb2_calc_max_out_buf_len()
    cvelistv5