In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ksmbd: zero pipe read compound padding

Compound response handling extends the last response iov to an eight-byte
boundary.

smb2_read_pipe() allocates only the payload size, so the alignment padding
can expose up to seven bytes of uninitialized kernel heap memory.

Allocate the aligned size and clear the unused tail before pinning the
response buffer.
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Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:45:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: zero pipe read compound padding Compound response handling extends the last response iov to an eight-byte boundary. smb2_read_pipe() allocates only the payload size, so the alignment padding can expose up to seven bytes of uninitialized kernel heap memory. Allocate the aligned size and clear the unused tail before pinning the response buffer.
Title ksmbd: zero pipe read compound padding
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-16T10:30:25.592Z

Reserved: 2026-09-11T19:38:34.766Z

Link: CVE-2026-89794

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-16T11:16:44.197

Modified: 2026-09-16T11:16:44.197

Link: CVE-2026-89794

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