CVE-2025-68806

High

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: fix buffer validation by including null terminator size in EA length The smb2_set_ea function, which handles Extended Attributes (EA), was performing buffer validation checks that incorrectly omitted the size of the null terminating character (+1 byte) for EA Name. This patch fixes the issue by explicitly adding '+ 1' to EaNameLength where the null terminator is expected to be present in the buffer, ensuring the validation accurately reflects the total required buffer size.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux
PublishedJan 13, 2026
First seenJan 13, 2026

How to fix

Update
  • Linux Linuxcae52c592a07e1d3fa3338a5f064a374a5f26750, a28a375a5439eb474e9f284509a407efb479c925, d26af6d14da43ab92d07bc60437c62901dc522e6, 6dc8cf6e7998ef7aeb9383a4c2904ea5d22fa2e4, 95d7a890e4b03e198836d49d699408fd1867cb55, 6.1.160, 5.16, 6.5, 6.6 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
Linux Linuxd070c4dd2a5bed4e9832eec5b6c029c7d14892ea ≤ v < cae52c592a07e1d3fa3338a5f064a374a5f26750, 0ba5439d9afa2722e7728df56f272c89987540a4 ≤ v < a28a375a5439eb474e9f284509a407efb479c925, 0ba5439d9afa2722e7728df56f272c89987540a4 ≤ v < d26af6d14da43ab92d07bc60437c62901dc522e6, 0ba5439d9afa2722e7728df56f272c89987540a4 ≤ v < 6dc8cf6e7998ef7aeb9383a4c2904ea5d22fa2e4, 0ba5439d9afa2722e7728df56f272c89987540a4 ≤ v < 95d7a890e4b03e198836d49d699408fd1867cb55, bb5bf157b5be1643cccc7cbbe57fcdef9ae52c2c, 1a13ecb96230e8b7b91967e292836f7b01ec8111, 404e7c01e16288b5e0171d1d8fd3328e806d0794, 6.1.52 ≤ v < 6.1.160, 5.15.131 ≤ v < 5.16, 6.4.15 ≤ v < 6.5, 6.5.2 ≤ v < 6.6, 6.6cae52c592a07e1d3fa3338a5f064a374a5f26750, a28a375a5439eb474e9f284509a407efb479c925, d26af6d14da43ab92d07bc60437c62901dc522e6, 6dc8cf6e7998ef7aeb9383a4c2904ea5d22fa2e4, 95d7a890e4b03e198836d49d699408fd1867cb55, 6.1.160, 5.16, 6.5, 6.6

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