ksmbd: validate EaNameLength in smb2_get_ea()
CVE-2026-31612 is fixed in linux on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-31612, released May 15, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: validate EaNameLength in smb2_get_ea() smb2_get_ea() reads ea_req->EaNameLength from the client request and passes it directly to strncmp() as the comparison length without verifying that the length of the name really is the size of the input buffer received. Fix this up by properly checking the size of the name based on the value received and the overall size of the request, to prevent a later strncmp() call to use the length as a "trusted" size of the buffer. Without this check, uninitialized heap values might be slowly leaked to the client.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| linux · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 6.1.176-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-31612 | May 15, 2026 |
| linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 6.12.85-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-31612 | May 15, 2026 |
| linux · Debian 14 | 6.19.14-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-31612 | May 15, 2026 |
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