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

ksmbd: reserve space for the UTF-16 terminator in stream info

smb_strtoUTF16() always writes a terminating zero UTF-16 unit after the
converted characters, but get_file_stream_info() budgets only
sizeof(struct smb2_file_stream_info) + streamlen * 2 for a stream entry
and sizeof(struct smb2_file_stream_info) + 7 * 2 for the trailing
"::$DATA" entry. When an entry exactly fills the 448-byte small response
buffer, the terminator is written two bytes past the allocation.

Reserve one extra UTF-16 unit in both budget checks. The terminator is
not part of the wire format, so the reported lengths are unchanged.
Published: 2026-11-07
Score: n/a
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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First Time appeared Linux linux
Vendors & Products Linux linux

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: reserve space for the UTF-16 terminator in stream info smb_strtoUTF16() always writes a terminating zero UTF-16 unit after the converted characters, but get_file_stream_info() budgets only sizeof(struct smb2_file_stream_info) + streamlen * 2 for a stream entry and sizeof(struct smb2_file_stream_info) + 7 * 2 for the trailing "::$DATA" entry. When an entry exactly fills the 448-byte small response buffer, the terminator is written two bytes past the allocation. Reserve one extra UTF-16 unit in both budget checks. The terminator is not part of the wire format, so the reported lengths are unchanged.
Title ksmbd: reserve space for the UTF-16 terminator in stream info
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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Linux Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-07T14:08:45.585Z

Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:25:14.405Z

Link: CVE-2026-99273

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-11-07T14:17:02.600

Modified: 2026-11-07T14:17:02.600

Link: CVE-2026-99273

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Updated: 2026-11-07T16:15:14Z

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