CVE-2025-68806

ksmbd: fix buffer validation by including null terminator size in EA length

CVE-2025-68806 is fixed in linux on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2025-68806, released January 13, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
7.5
Moderate
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0045
39th percentile

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: fix buffer validation by including null terminator size in EA length The smb2_set_ea function, which handles Extended Attributes (EA), was performing buffer validation checks that incorrectly omitted the size of the null terminating character (+1 byte) for EA Name. This patch fixes the issue by explicitly adding '+ 1' to EaNameLength where the null terminator is expected to be present in the buffer, ensuring the validation accurately reflects the total required buffer size.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
linux · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 6.1.162-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2025-68806 Jan 13, 2026
linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 6.12.69-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2025-68806 Jan 13, 2026
linux · Debian 14 6.18.3-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2025-68806 Jan 13, 2026

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