CVE-2026-31708: smb: client: fix OOB read in smb2_ioctl_query_info QUERY_INFO path

Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-05-01 · updated 2026-10-19
Weakness: CWE-125

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: fix OOB read in smb2_ioctl_query_info QUERY_INFO path smb2_ioctl_query_info() has two response-copy branches: PASSTHRU_FSCTL and the default QUERY_INFO path. The QUERY_INFO branch clamps qi.input_buffer_length to the server-reported OutputBufferLength and then copies qi.input_buffer_length bytes from qi_rsp->Buffer to userspace, but it never verifies that the flexible-array payload actually fits within rsp_iov[1].iov_len. A malicious server can return OutputBufferLength larger than the actual QUERY_INFO response, causing copy_to_user() to walk past the response buffer and expose adjacent kernel heap to userspace. Guard the QUERY_INFO copy with a bounds check on the actual Buffer payload. Use struct_size(qi_rsp, Buffer, qi.input_buffer_length) rather than an open-coded addition so the guard cannot overflow on 32-bit builds.

Affected products

Linux kernel: from 5.1 before 6.6.136; from 6.7 before 6.12.84; from 6.13 before 6.18.25; from 6.19 before 7.0.2 — fixed in 6.12.84, 6.18.25, 6.6.136, 7.0.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.12.84, 6.18.25, 6.6.136, 7.0.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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