In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ksmbd: fix signededness bug in smb_direct_prepare_negotiation()
smb_direct_prepare_negotiation() casts an unsigned __u32 value from sp->max_recv_size and req->preferred_send_size to a signed int before computing min_t(int, ...). A maliciously provided preferred_send_size of 0x80000000 will return as smaller than max_recv_size, and then be used to set the maximum allowed alowed receive size for the next message.
By sending a second message with a large value (>1420 bytes) the attacker can then achieve a heap buffer overflow.
This fix replaces min_t(int, ...) with min_t(u32)
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-azure-fde-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1021-azureUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1111-gcpUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-azure-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-5.15Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1062-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-intel-iotg-5.15Upgrade linux-image-generic-6.17Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-fde-6.17Upgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1018-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1106-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-azure-fde-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04aUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-136-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-136-genericUpgrade linux-image-6.17.0-40-genericUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04dUpgrade linux-image-virtual-6.8Upgrade linux-image-generic-6.8Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1116-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1063-azureUpgrade linux-image-azure-6.17Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04cUpgrade linux-image-6.17.0-40-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-raspi-6.17Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04bUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1021-raspiUpgrade linux-image-intelUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-virtual-6.17Upgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-6.17 | Jul 15, 2026 | Jul 15, 2026 |
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