In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ksmbd: transport_ipc: validate payload size before reading handle
handle_response() dereferences the payload as a 4-byte handle without
verifying that the declared payload size is at least 4 bytes. A malformed
or truncated message from ksmbd.mountd can lead to a 4-byte read past the
declared payload size. Validate the size before dereferencing.
This is a minimal fix to guard the initial handle read.
                
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: transport_ipc: validate payload size before reading handle handle_response() dereferences the payload as a 4-byte handle without verifying that the declared payload size is at least 4 bytes. A malformed or truncated message from ksmbd.mountd can lead to a 4-byte read past the declared payload size. Validate the size before dereferencing. This is a minimal fix to guard the initial handle read. | |
| Title | ksmbd: transport_ipc: validate payload size before reading handle | |
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 MITRE
                        MITRE
                    Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2025-10-30T19:33:10.625Z
Reserved: 2025-04-16T07:20:57.161Z
Link: CVE-2025-40084
 Vulnrichment
                        Vulnrichment
                    No data.
 NVD
                        NVD
                    Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2025-10-29T14:15:55.007
Modified: 2025-10-30T15:03:13.440
Link: CVE-2025-40084
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