CVE-2026-98169

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: fix potential OOB read in smb3_enum_snapshots() If snapshot_array_size is smaller than GMT_TOKEN_SIZE, smb3_enum_snapshots() sets ret_data_len to sizeof(struct smb_snapshot_array) without verifying the actual length of the server's reply. Because SMB2_ioctl() places no lower bound on the server-supplied OutputCount and allocates retbuf to exactly that length, a short reply results in ret_data_len exceeding the size of retbuf. The subsequent copy_to_user() then reads past the end of retbuf, leaking adjacent slab memory to userspace. The subsequent clamp check is ineffective as it only reduces ret_data_len. Fix this by rejecting replies shorter than sizeof(struct smb_snapshot_array) with -EIO. Note that the bound is set to the 12-byte struct size rather than the 16-byte MIN_SNAPSHOT_ARRAY_SIZE defined in MS-SMB2 3.3.5.15.1, because 12 bytes is exactly what copy_to_user() attempts to read.

Severity

HIGH

CVSS score

7.1 (v3.1)

Vulnerability status

Received

Source identifier

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Published

2026-10-06 09:17:58.480000

Last modified

2026-10-30 13:21:11.013000

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  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "published": "2026-10-06T09:17:58.480",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-30T13:21:11.013",
  "vulnStatus": "Received",
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      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nsmb: client: fix potential OOB read in smb3_enum_snapshots()\n\nIf snapshot_array_size is smaller than GMT_TOKEN_SIZE,\nsmb3_enum_snapshots() sets ret_data_len to\nsizeof(struct smb_snapshot_array) without verifying the actual length\nof the server's reply.\n\nBecause SMB2_ioctl() places no lower bound on the server-supplied\nOutputCount and allocates retbuf to exactly that length, a short reply\nresults in ret_data_len exceeding the size of retbuf. The subsequent\ncopy_to_user() then reads past the end of retbuf, leaking adjacent slab\nmemory to userspace.  The subsequent clamp check is ineffective as it\nonly reduces ret_data_len.\n\nFix this by rejecting replies shorter than\nsizeof(struct smb_snapshot_array) with -EIO. Note that the bound is set\nto the 12-byte struct size rather than the 16-byte\nMIN_SNAPSHOT_ARRAY_SIZE defined in MS-SMB2 3.3.5.15.1, because 12 bytes\nis exactly what copy_to_user() attempts to read."
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