In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
smb: client: fix in-place encryption corruption in SMB2_write()
SMB2_write() places write payload in iov[1..n] as part of rq_iov. smb3_init_transform_rq() pointer-shares rq_iov, so crypt_message() encrypts iov[1] in-place, replacing the original plaintext with ciphertext. On a replayable error, the retry sends the same iov[1] which now contains ciphertext instead of the original data, resulting in corruption.
The corruption is most likely to be observed when connections are unstable, as reconnects trigger write retries that re-send the already-encrypted data.
This affects SFU mknod, MF symlinks, etc. On kernels before 6.10 (prior to the netfs conversion), sync writes also used this path and were similarly affected. The async write path wasn't unaffected as it uses rq_iter which gets deep-copied.
Fix by moving the write payload into rq_iter via iov_iter_kvec(), so smb3_init_transform_rq() deep-copies it before encryption.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.1
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 23, 2026 | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 17, 2026 | May 8, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04bUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-ibm-classicUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1030-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1033-xilinxUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1059-azureUpgrade linux-image-azure-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-20.04bUpgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1064-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04Upgrade linux-image-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1059-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-136-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1061-raspiUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-ibm-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1059-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-136-genericUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-generic-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1046-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1058-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1064-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-xilinxUpgrade linux-image-gcp-6.8Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-fipsUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04dUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1059-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1061-awsUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtime-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1061-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04aUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1059-gkeUpgrade linux-image-gkeop-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.1-1056-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1061-ibmUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1059-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-6.8Upgrade linux-image-laptop-23.10Upgrade linux-image-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-136-fipsUpgrade linux-image-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1059-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-136-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1064-gcpUpgrade linux-image-gke-6.8Upgrade linux-image-realtime-6.8.1Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-gcp-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-aws-6.8Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1061-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04cUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oem-20.04cUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-aws-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-2050-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-136-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-virtual-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oem-20.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rt-6.8Upgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04dUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gke-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-aws-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1058-oracleUpgrade linux-image-raspi-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oracle-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1030-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-xilinx-6.8Upgrade linux-image-azure | May 25, 2026 | May 8, 2026 |
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