CVE-2026-43185

ksmbd: fix signededness bug in smb_direct_prepare_negotiation()

CVE-2026-43185 is fixed in linux on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-43185, released May 15, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
9.8
Moderate
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0089
59th percentile

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)

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 6.12.115-2 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-43185 May 15, 2026
linux · Debian 14 6.19.6-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-43185 May 15, 2026

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