Linux Linux Kernel
CVE-2026-64398
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: add a permission check for FSCTL_SET_ZERO_DATA FSCTL_SET_ZERO_DATA in smb2_ioctl() destroys file data via ksmbd_vfs_zero_data() -> vfs_fallocate(PUNCH_HOLE/ZERO_RANGE) after checking only the share-level KSMBD_TREE_CONN_FLAG_WRITABLE, with no per-handle access check. A handle opened with only FILE_WRITE_ATTRIBUTES still yields an FMODE_WRITE filp (FILE_WRITE_ATTRIBUTES is part of FILE_WRITE_DESIRE_ACCESS_LE, so smb2_create_open_flags() opens it O_WRONLY), so the vfs_fallocate FMODE_WRITE check does not stop it; only the missing fp->daccess gate would. Reproduced on mainline 7.1-rc7 with KASAN by an authenticated SMB client: a FILE_WRITE_ATTRIBUTES-only handle zeroed 4096 bytes of file data it had no FILE_WRITE_DATA right to (6/6; a FILE_READ_DATA-only handle was correctly denied). This is the unfixed sibling of commit cc57232cae23 ("ksmbd: fix FSCTL permission bypass by adding a permission check for FSCTL_SET_SPARSE"). Because SET_ZERO_DATA writes data (not an attribute), require FILE_WRITE_DATA.
What this means for your business
- It affects Linux Kernel. It matters if your company, or a supplier that handles your data, runs it.
- An attacker can use it remotely, over a network, with an ordinary user login, and without anyone at your company clicking anything.
- FIRST's prediction model gives it a 0.7% chance of attack attempts being seen in the next 30 days, ranking above 50% of all known flaws.
What to do
- 1Check whether your company or your suppliers run Linux Kernel, and which version. The affected versions are listed further down this page.
- 2If you do, apply the vendor's fix. A patch or vendor advisory has been published.
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Scoring
- CVSS
- 8.1 (v3.1)
- Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H- Assigned by
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Dates
- Published
- 2026-07-25
- Last modified
- 2026-09-04
- Sources
- NVD
Affected products
- Linux Linux Kernel5.15 - 6.1.178, 6.2 - 6.6.145, 6.7 - 6.12.96, 6.13 - 6.18.39, 6.19 - 7.1.4
As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25377f369688dd0bd814dc8965ed26d44238ecaa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3072d82461f498c85daea8766e9d8bfbada31605
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3320ba068198adc144c89d6661b805acce01735b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/57f2042fd87d7ce8fc3ac8b6c176e554df68b1a7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca53bb17f4e8232cfaece3953d3cef62c559b039
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/deffa929086d7902e30918adf3dd27ccfe9c08b1