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CVE-2026-43185

9.8 critical Modified

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: fix signededness bug in smb_direct_prepare_negotiation() smb_direct_prepare_negotiation() casts an unsigned __u32 value from sp->max_recv_size and req->preferred_send_size to a signed int before computing min_t(int, ...). A maliciously provided preferred_send_size of 0x80000000 will return as smaller than max_recv_size, and then be used to set the maximum allowed alowed receive size for the next message. By sending a second message with a large value (>1420 bytes) the attacker can then achieve a heap buffer overflow. This fix replaces min_t(int, ...) with min_t(u32)

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Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 3

Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.

Change history 4

  1. CwesCWE-674NVD modified 2026-10-21 13:18
  2. Cpes+2 CPE criteria (now 2)NVD modified 2026-10-21 13:18
  3. StatusPublished → ModifiedNVD modified 2026-10-21 13:18
  4. First seenCVSS 9.8 · linuxNVD modified 2026-10-21 12:40

Affected (CPE criteria) 2

  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*

References 5