In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ksmbd: fix stack buffer overflow in multichannel session-key copy
Commit 4b706360ffb7 ("ksmbd: fix multichannel binding and enforce channel
limit") moved the binding-path session key out of the session-wide
sess->sess_key (CIFS_KEY_SIZE = 40) into a new per-channel buffer, and
sized both that buffer and the on-stack copy used during binding with
SMB2_NTLMV2_SESSKEY_SIZE (16):
struct channel {
char sess_key[SMB2_NTLMV2_SESSKEY_SIZE]; /* 16 */
...
};
ntlm_authenticate() / krb5_authenticate():
char channel_key[SMB2_NTLMV2_SESSKEY_SIZE] = {}; /* 16 */
char *auth_key = conn->binding ? channel_key : sess->sess_key;
The two writers that fill this destination still bound the copy length
against CIFS_KEY_SIZE (40), not against the 16-byte buffer:
ksmbd_decode_ntlmssp_auth_blob() (NTLM key exchange):
if (sess_key_len > CIFS_KEY_SIZE) /* 40 */
return -EINVAL;
arc4_crypt(ctx_arc4, sess_key,
(char *)authblob + sess_key_off, sess_key_len);
ksmbd_krb5_authenticate():
if (resp->session_key_len > sizeof(sess->sess_key)) /* 40 */
...
memcpy(sess_key, resp->payload, resp->session_key_len);
On a binding SESSION_SETUP, auth_key points at the 16-byte channel_key,
so a client that supplies an NTLM EncryptedRandomSessionKey of up to 40
bytes (with NTLMSSP_NEGOTIATE_KEY_EXCH), or a Kerberos ticket whose
session key is longer than 16 bytes (a normal AES256 key is 32), writes
past the 16-byte stack buffer -- up to a 24-byte kernel stack overflow.
KASAN reports it as a stack-out-of-bounds write in arc4_crypt() called
from ksmbd_decode_ntlmssp_auth_blob().
The destinations must be able to hold the full session key the length
checks already permit. Size the per-channel key buffer and the two
on-stack channel_key buffers with CIFS_KEY_SIZE, matching sess->sess_key.
ksmbd: fix stack buffer overflow in multichannel session-key copy
Commit 4b706360ffb7 ("ksmbd: fix multichannel binding and enforce channel
limit") moved the binding-path session key out of the session-wide
sess->sess_key (CIFS_KEY_SIZE = 40) into a new per-channel buffer, and
sized both that buffer and the on-stack copy used during binding with
SMB2_NTLMV2_SESSKEY_SIZE (16):
struct channel {
char sess_key[SMB2_NTLMV2_SESSKEY_SIZE]; /* 16 */
...
};
ntlm_authenticate() / krb5_authenticate():
char channel_key[SMB2_NTLMV2_SESSKEY_SIZE] = {}; /* 16 */
char *auth_key = conn->binding ? channel_key : sess->sess_key;
The two writers that fill this destination still bound the copy length
against CIFS_KEY_SIZE (40), not against the 16-byte buffer:
ksmbd_decode_ntlmssp_auth_blob() (NTLM key exchange):
if (sess_key_len > CIFS_KEY_SIZE) /* 40 */
return -EINVAL;
arc4_crypt(ctx_arc4, sess_key,
(char *)authblob + sess_key_off, sess_key_len);
ksmbd_krb5_authenticate():
if (resp->session_key_len > sizeof(sess->sess_key)) /* 40 */
...
memcpy(sess_key, resp->payload, resp->session_key_len);
On a binding SESSION_SETUP, auth_key points at the 16-byte channel_key,
so a client that supplies an NTLM EncryptedRandomSessionKey of up to 40
bytes (with NTLMSSP_NEGOTIATE_KEY_EXCH), or a Kerberos ticket whose
session key is longer than 16 bytes (a normal AES256 key is 32), writes
past the 16-byte stack buffer -- up to a 24-byte kernel stack overflow.
KASAN reports it as a stack-out-of-bounds write in arc4_crypt() called
from ksmbd_decode_ntlmssp_auth_blob().
The destinations must be able to hold the full session key the length
checks already permit. Size the per-channel key buffer and the two
on-stack channel_key buffers with CIFS_KEY_SIZE, matching sess->sess_key.
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| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: fix stack buffer overflow in multichannel session-key copy Commit 4b706360ffb7 ("ksmbd: fix multichannel binding and enforce channel limit") moved the binding-path session key out of the session-wide sess->sess_key (CIFS_KEY_SIZE = 40) into a new per-channel buffer, and sized both that buffer and the on-stack copy used during binding with SMB2_NTLMV2_SESSKEY_SIZE (16): struct channel { char sess_key[SMB2_NTLMV2_SESSKEY_SIZE]; /* 16 */ ... }; ntlm_authenticate() / krb5_authenticate(): char channel_key[SMB2_NTLMV2_SESSKEY_SIZE] = {}; /* 16 */ char *auth_key = conn->binding ? channel_key : sess->sess_key; The two writers that fill this destination still bound the copy length against CIFS_KEY_SIZE (40), not against the 16-byte buffer: ksmbd_decode_ntlmssp_auth_blob() (NTLM key exchange): if (sess_key_len > CIFS_KEY_SIZE) /* 40 */ return -EINVAL; arc4_crypt(ctx_arc4, sess_key, (char *)authblob + sess_key_off, sess_key_len); ksmbd_krb5_authenticate(): if (resp->session_key_len > sizeof(sess->sess_key)) /* 40 */ ... memcpy(sess_key, resp->payload, resp->session_key_len); On a binding SESSION_SETUP, auth_key points at the 16-byte channel_key, so a client that supplies an NTLM EncryptedRandomSessionKey of up to 40 bytes (with NTLMSSP_NEGOTIATE_KEY_EXCH), or a Kerberos ticket whose session key is longer than 16 bytes (a normal AES256 key is 32), writes past the 16-byte stack buffer -- up to a 24-byte kernel stack overflow. KASAN reports it as a stack-out-of-bounds write in arc4_crypt() called from ksmbd_decode_ntlmssp_auth_blob(). The destinations must be able to hold the full session key the length checks already permit. Size the per-channel key buffer and the two on-stack channel_key buffers with CIFS_KEY_SIZE, matching sess->sess_key. | |
| Title | ksmbd: fix stack buffer overflow in multichannel session-key copy | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-15T05:52:03.280Z
Reserved: 2026-08-09T03:40:39.902Z
Link: CVE-2026-72044
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-08-15T06:21:13.600
Modified: 2026-08-15T06:21:13.600
Link: CVE-2026-72044
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