CVE-2026-98167

smb: client: fix server->total_read for compound encrypted PDUs

CVE-2026-98167 is fixed in 106 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98167, released October 6, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Urgent.

Urgent
CVSS
9.8
Critical
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0022
12th percentile

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: fix server->total_read for compound encrypted PDUs In receive_encrypted_standard(), server->total_read is left at the full decrypted frame size when walking sub-PDUs of a compound encrypted frame. As a result, cifs_handle_standard() passes this full size to smb2_check_message(), causing the PDU length guards to incorrectly validate the entire compound frame instead of the current sub-PDU. This allows truncated non-last sub-PDUs to bypass length validation, leading to out-of-bounds reads in smb2_get_data_area_len(). Fix this by setting server->total_read to the true length of the current sub-PDU: next_cmd for non-last sub-PDUs, and the remaining pdu_length for the last one.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
bpftool · amzn 2023 1:6.1.189-236.399.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3336 Nov 7, 2026
bpftool-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.1.189-236.399.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3336 Nov 7, 2026
bpftool6.12 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.113-138.209.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3335 Nov 7, 2026
bpftool6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.12.113-138.209.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3335 Nov 7, 2026
bpftool6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.54-121.166.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3192 Nov 7, 2026
bpftool6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.18.54-121.166.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3192 Nov 7, 2026
dtb-aarch64 · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.40.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22167-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel · amzn 2023 1:6.1.189-236.399.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3336 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-64kb · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.40.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22167-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-64kb · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.40.1 SUSE-SU-2026:24446-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-azure · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.40.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22167-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-azure · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.40.1 SUSE-SU-2026:24446-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.1.189-236.399.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3336 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 · amzn 2023 1:6.1.189-236.399.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3336 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 · amzn 2023 1:6.1.189-236.399.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3336 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-default · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.40.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22167-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-default · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.40.1 SUSE-SU-2026:24446-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-default-base · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.40.1.160000.2.29 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22167-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-default-base · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.40.1.160000.2.29 SUSE-SU-2026:24446-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.1.189-236.399.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3336 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-docs · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.40.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22167-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-docs · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.40.1 SUSE-SU-2026:24446-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-headers · amzn 2023 1:6.1.189-236.399.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3336 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-kvmsmall · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.40.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22167-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-kvmsmall · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.40.1 SUSE-SU-2026:24446-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-livepatch-6.1.189-236.399 · amzn 2023 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3336 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-livepatch-6.12.113-138.209 · amzn 2023 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3335 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-livepatch-6.18.54-121.166 · amzn 2023 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3192 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-modules-extra · amzn 2023 1:6.1.189-236.399.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3336 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-modules-extra-common · amzn 2023 1:6.1.189-236.399.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3336 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-obs-build · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.40.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22167-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-obs-qa · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.40.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22167-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-obs-qa · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.40.1 SUSE-SU-2026:24446-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-rt · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.40.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22167-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-source · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.40.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22167-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-source · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.40.1 SUSE-SU-2026:24446-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-syms · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.40.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22167-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-syms · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.40.1 SUSE-SU-2026:24446-1 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-tools · amzn 2023 1:6.1.189-236.399.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3336 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-tools-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.1.189-236.399.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3336 Nov 7, 2026
kernel-tools-devel · amzn 2023 1:6.1.189-236.399.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3336 Nov 7, 2026
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linux · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 6.1.190-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98167 Oct 6, 2026
linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 6.12.113-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98167 Oct 6, 2026
linux · Debian 14 7.2.8-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98167 Oct 6, 2026
linux-6.12 · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 6.12.113-1~deb12u1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98167 Oct 6, 2026
microvm-kernel · amzn 2023 1:6.1.189-236.399.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3336 Nov 7, 2026
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perf6.12 · amzn 2023 1:6.12.113-138.209.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3335 Nov 7, 2026
perf6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:6.12.113-138.209.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3335 Nov 7, 2026
perf6.18 · amzn 2023 1:6.18.54-121.166.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3192 Nov 7, 2026
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