{"cve":"CVE-2026-72382","nvd":{"published":"2026-08-15T06:22:11.707","modified":"2026-10-30T13:19:50.623","status":"Received","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nksmbd: reject undersized DACLs before parsing ACEs\n\nparse_dacl() limits the attacker-controlled ACE count by comparing it\nwith the number of minimal ACEs that fit in the DACL size. The DACL size\nfield is 16 bits, but the expression subtracts sizeof(struct smb_acl).\nBecause sizeof() is unsigned, a DACL size smaller than the ACL header\nunderflows to a large size_t.\n\nA malicious client can reach this with:\n\nSMB2_SET_INFO (InfoType=SMB2_O_INFO_SECURITY)\n  -> smb2_set_info_sec()\n  -> set_info_sec()\n  -> parse_sec_desc()\n  -> parse_dacl()\n     -> init_acl_state(..., 0xffff)\n     -> init_acl_state(..., 0xffff)\n     -> kmalloc_objs(..., 0xffff)\n\nThus a malformed security descriptor can make num_aces pass the guard\nand drive large temporary ACL state and pointer-array allocations.\n\nReject DACLs smaller than struct smb_acl before doing the subtraction,\nso the ACE count check cannot be bypassed by the underflow.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":8.8},"cwes":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/15a9e9b8f7f5d7f380ae54c6f5bcbc0bdcb0f3cd","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/16fb65ec15fe7c90f50a2115854bfd9a032d4023","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/282847c0cf22f2e961155ac8e42f6eeab7e16049","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60908f7ebcd9b6cde74ad5711fab0f49c7970949","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8dc949061e35427433feac3ebe5ec089f2aa857e"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-30T13:47:47.119061695+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-72382","score":0.00631,"percentile":0.50204,"date":"2026-10-30"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}