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CVE-2026-64400

Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: prevent path traversal bypass by restricting caseless retry ksmbd_vfs_path_lookup() enforces LOOKUP_BENEATH to restrict path resolution within the share root. When a crafted path attempts to escape the share boundary using parent-directory components ('..'), vfs_path_parent_lookup() detects this and immediately fails, returning -EXDEV. However, a bug exists in __ksmbd_vfs_kern_path() under caseless mode. The function fails to intercept the -EXDEV error and erroneously falls through to the caseless retry logic, which is intended only for genuinely missing files. During this retry process, the path is reconstructed, leading to an unintended LOOKUP_BENEATH bypass that allows write-capable users to create zero-length files or directories outside the exported share. Fix this by ensuring that the execution only proceeds to the caseless lookup retry when the error is specifically -ENOENT. Any other errors, such as -EXDEV from a path traversal attempt, must be returned immediately.

Metadata

CVE ID
CVE-2026-64400
State
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Linux
Reserved
2026-07-19 15:36 UTC
Published
2026-07-25 08:50 UTC
Last updated
2026-07-25 08:50 UTC
Vendor / Product
Linux / Linux
Sources
cve.org  ·  NVD

Severity & Metrics

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Affected products (2)
VendorProductPlatformVersions
Linux Linux 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 8c9a4f1327eb71efbf14842e7b8a6d965077eb67, 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 54bab9ba5a9f156ffa9324fcbe5a356fd0242f95, 0 < 7.1.4
Linux Linux 7.1.4 ≤ 7.1.*, 7.2-rc1 ≤ *
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