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CVE-2026-43362
smb: client: fix in-place encryption corruption in SMB2_write()
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: fix in-place encryption corruption in SMB2_write() SMB2_write() places write payload in iov[1..n] as part of rq_iov. smb3_init_transform_rq() pointer-shares rq_iov, so crypt_message() encrypts iov[1] in-place, replacing the original plaintext with ciphertext. On a replayable error, the retry sends the same iov[1] which now contains ciphertext instead of the original data, resulting in corruption. The corruption is most likely to be observed when connections are unstable, as reconnects trigger write retries that re-send the already-encrypted data. This affects SFU mknod, MF symlinks, etc. On kernels before 6.10 (prior to the netfs conversion), sync writes also used this path and were similarly affected. The async write path wasn't unaffected as it uses rq_iter which gets deep-copied. Fix by moving the write payload into rq_iter via iov_iter_kvec(), so smb3_init_transform_rq() deep-copies it before encryption.

INFO

Published Date :

May 8, 2026, 3:16 p.m.

Last Modified :

May 8, 2026, 3:16 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Affected Products

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ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
Solution
Update the Linux kernel to resolve in-place encryption corruption in SMB2_write().
  • Update the Linux kernel to a version with the fix.
  • Ensure the SMB3 encryption is properly configured.
  • Test connections for stability and data integrity.
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  • New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    May. 08, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: fix in-place encryption corruption in SMB2_write() SMB2_write() places write payload in iov[1..n] as part of rq_iov. smb3_init_transform_rq() pointer-shares rq_iov, so crypt_message() encrypts iov[1] in-place, replacing the original plaintext with ciphertext. On a replayable error, the retry sends the same iov[1] which now contains ciphertext instead of the original data, resulting in corruption. The corruption is most likely to be observed when connections are unstable, as reconnects trigger write retries that re-send the already-encrypted data. This affects SFU mknod, MF symlinks, etc. On kernels before 6.10 (prior to the netfs conversion), sync writes also used this path and were similarly affected. The async write path wasn't unaffected as it uses rq_iter which gets deep-copied. Fix by moving the write payload into rq_iter via iov_iter_kvec(), so smb3_init_transform_rq() deep-copies it before encryption.
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/438e77435aee2894d5edf90be5c87004a57f6258
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/52327268224fb9ccc7ecfbbdfdfff54b6e93c518
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92e64f1852f455f57d0850989e57c30d7fac7d95
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aea5e37388a080361110ab5790f57ae0af383650
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d78840a6a38d312dc1a51a65317bb67e46f0b929
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