Answer in brief
CVE-2026-68099 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in ksmbd: restore DACL size on check_add_overflow() to avoid malformed ACL. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=8d5729350b236896f51379588d9a690b7fafb8db <f4fcd0c1a243d449307b887fafee23921e9db5ab || >=e1955a94b6f17f4b058afa955a6f187eb3ed7615 <0bf38372821b1526f31538a7d9811844c55c7f38 || >=5e7b8f3c539d69b2ed5f2408e2f75e68ce7eef43 <847ecd4eb3c117c3d2f13f1e7ab506543aad8183 || >=299f962c0b02d048fb45d248b4da493d03f3175d <bc90144ce8bb7fcf05ad9417c7adb4e9509d9e13 || >=299f962c0b02d048fb45d248b4da493d03f3175d <bbf0a8e931204ecdab494a88d43b0a24a04285c5 || 41e53a773db6342ac9a689ee5ba635c31744c9f0 || ef7902be3f215b6bf7babe4dc9dd9a7d57dad7a7 || >=6.6.136 <6.6.148 || >=6.12.84 <6.12.101 || >=6.18.25 <6.18.42 || >=6.1.175 <6.2 || >=7.0.2 <7.1 | f4fcd0c1a243d449307b887fafee23921e9db5ab, 0bf38372821b1526f31538a7d9811844c55c7f38, 847ecd4eb3c117c3d2f13f1e7ab506543aad8183, bc90144ce8bb7fcf05ad9417c7adb4e9509d9e13, bbf0a8e931204ecdab494a88d43b0a24a04285c5, 6.6.148, 6.12.101, 6.18.42, 6.2, 7.1 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 7.1 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Aug 10, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 10, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 10, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: restore DACL size on check_add_overflow() to avoid malformed ACL check_add_overflow() unconditionally writes the truncated sum into *d even on overflow, per its contract in include/linux/overflow.h. The four check_add_overflow() guards in set_posix_acl_entries_dacl() and set_ntacl_dacl() break out of the ACE-building loops on overflow, but the truncated *size is then consumed downstream at the end of set_ntacl_dacl(): pndacl->size = cpu_to_le16(le16_to_cpu(pndacl->size) + size); This produces an on-wire NT ACL whose pndacl->size under-reports the bytes actually written by the preceding fill_ace_for_sid()/memcpy() calls, yielding a malformed ACL that can trigger out-of-bounds reads when re-parsed by clients or ksmbd itself. Restore *size to its pre-addition value on each overflow branch (via `*size -= ace_sz` / `size -= nt_ace_size`) so that after the break, *size once again holds the cumulative size of the successfully-written ACEs. The committed ACL is then truncated-but-self-consistent rather than malformed. The ksmbd DACL builders are the only check_add_overflow() sites found where an overflow path breaks out of a loop and the destination value is consumed afterward. The other nearby break-style cases either return -EINVAL on overflow (transport_ipc.c) or break without consuming the overflowed destination value afterward (buildid.c).
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.
Answer in brief
CVE-2026-68099 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in ksmbd: restore DACL size on check_add_overflow() to avoid malformed ACL. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=8d5729350b236896f51379588d9a690b7fafb8db <f4fcd0c1a243d449307b887fafee23921e9db5ab || >=e1955a94b6f17f4b058afa955a6f187eb3ed7615 <0bf38372821b1526f31538a7d9811844c55c7f38 || >=5e7b8f3c539d69b2ed5f2408e2f75e68ce7eef43 <847ecd4eb3c117c3d2f13f1e7ab506543aad8183 || >=299f962c0b02d048fb45d248b4da493d03f3175d <bc90144ce8bb7fcf05ad9417c7adb4e9509d9e13 || >=299f962c0b02d048fb45d248b4da493d03f3175d <bbf0a8e931204ecdab494a88d43b0a24a04285c5 || 41e53a773db6342ac9a689ee5ba635c31744c9f0 || ef7902be3f215b6bf7babe4dc9dd9a7d57dad7a7 || >=6.6.136 <6.6.148 || >=6.12.84 <6.12.101 || >=6.18.25 <6.18.42 || >=6.1.175 <6.2 || >=7.0.2 <7.1 | f4fcd0c1a243d449307b887fafee23921e9db5ab, 0bf38372821b1526f31538a7d9811844c55c7f38, 847ecd4eb3c117c3d2f13f1e7ab506543aad8183, bc90144ce8bb7fcf05ad9417c7adb4e9509d9e13, bbf0a8e931204ecdab494a88d43b0a24a04285c5, 6.6.148, 6.12.101, 6.18.42, 6.2, 7.1 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 7.1 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Aug 10, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 10, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 10, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: restore DACL size on check_add_overflow() to avoid malformed ACL check_add_overflow() unconditionally writes the truncated sum into *d even on overflow, per its contract in include/linux/overflow.h. The four check_add_overflow() guards in set_posix_acl_entries_dacl() and set_ntacl_dacl() break out of the ACE-building loops on overflow, but the truncated *size is then consumed downstream at the end of set_ntacl_dacl(): pndacl->size = cpu_to_le16(le16_to_cpu(pndacl->size) + size); This produces an on-wire NT ACL whose pndacl->size under-reports the bytes actually written by the preceding fill_ace_for_sid()/memcpy() calls, yielding a malformed ACL that can trigger out-of-bounds reads when re-parsed by clients or ksmbd itself. Restore *size to its pre-addition value on each overflow branch (via `*size -= ace_sz` / `size -= nt_ace_size`) so that after the break, *size once again holds the cumulative size of the successfully-written ACEs. The committed ACL is then truncated-but-self-consistent rather than malformed. The ksmbd DACL builders are the only check_add_overflow() sites found where an overflow path breaks out of a loop and the destination value is consumed afterward. The other nearby break-style cases either return -EINVAL on overflow (transport_ipc.c) or break without consuming the overflowed destination value afterward (buildid.c).
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.