CVE-2024-26692
smb: Fix regression in writes when non-standard maximum write size negotiated
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.3 High
- Published
- Apr 3, 2024
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2026
- Reserved
- Feb 19, 2024
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
smb: Fix regression in writes when non-standard maximum write size negotiated
The conversion to netfs in the 6.3 kernel caused a regression when maximum write size is set by the server to an unexpected value which is not a multiple of 4096 (similarly if the user overrides the maximum write size by setting mount parm "wsize", but sets it to a value that is not a multiple of 4096). When negotiated write size is not a multiple of 4096 the netfs code can skip the end of the final page when doing large sequential writes, causing data corruption.
This section of code is being rewritten/removed due to a large netfs change, but until that point (ie for the 6.3 kernel until now) we can not support non-standard maximum write sizes.
Add a warning if a user specifies a wsize on mount that is not a multiple of 4096 (and round down), also add a change where we round down the maximum write size if the server negotiates a value that is not a multiple of 4096 (we also have to check to make sure that we do not round it down to zero).
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 8.3 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H | Linux |
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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LinuxLinux |
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LinuxLinux |
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