CVE-2026-110714
libsmb2 through 6.2 contains an integer underflow vulnerability in decode_acl that allows malicious…
- Risk score
- 48/100
- CVSS
- 6.5 v3.1
- Exploit chance (30 days)
- 0.5%
- Published
- 14 Oct 2026
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What to know
- What it is
- libsmb2 through 6.2 contains an integer underflow vulnerability in decode_acl that allows malicious SMB servers to trigger heap out-of-bounds reads via crafted security descriptors. Attackers controlling a server or intercepting unsigned sessions can send an AclSize below 8 in a QUERY_INFO reply, bypassing ACE bounds …
- Affected
- See advisory
- Fix
- Apply the vendor's security update; see the linked advisory.
- Exploitation
- No known exploitation
Why it is Yellow
- CVSS 6.5 medium
References
- https://github.com/sahlberg/libsmb2
- https://github.com/sahlberg/libsmb2/blob/d67e213a5c4e7e4969fd81f0b95e4ca5831fbba1/lib/smb2-data-security-descriptor.c#L266
- https://github.com/sahlberg/libsmb2/commit/523abe20be3207011a936db47f1d3bab79c05450
- https://hackmd.io/@haind-pwn/libsmb2-query-info-reply-oob-read
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/libsmb2-through-6.2-heap-out-of-bounds-read-via-decode-acl-integer-underflow
Original description
libsmb2 through 6.2 contains an integer underflow vulnerability in decode_acl that allows malicious SMB servers to trigger heap out-of-bounds reads via crafted security descriptors. Attackers controlling a server or intercepting unsigned sessions can send an AclSize below 8 in a QUERY_INFO reply, bypassing ACE bounds checks and crashing the client.
Last activity 14 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.