Bug 2476870 (CVE-2026-8449) - CVE-2026-8449 kernel: ksmbd: Linux ksmbd: Privilege Escalation via crafted DACL in ACL inheritance
Summary: CVE-2026-8449 kernel: ksmbd: Linux ksmbd: Privilege Escalation via crafted DA...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-8449
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-05-12 22:02 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-05-13 17:50 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-05-12 22:02:42 UTC
Linux ksmbd contains a remote memory corruption vulnerability in the ACL inheritance path that allows remote clients with directory creation permissions to trigger a heap out-of-bounds read and subsequent heap corruption by setting a crafted DACL with a malformed SID containing an inflated num_subauth field. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability by creating a directory, setting the malicious DACL via SMB2_SET_INFO, and creating child entries to cause kernel instability, denial of service, or potentially achieve privilege escalation to kernel code execution.


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