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CVE-2026-43185

36
FAUCET Score

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: fix signededness bug in smb_direct_prepare_negotiation() smb_direct_prepare_negotiation() casts an unsigned __u32 value from sp->max_recv_size and req->preferred_send_size to a signed int before computing min_t(int, ...). A maliciously provided preferred_send_size of 0x80000000 will return as smaller than max_recv_size, and then be used to set the maximum allowed alowed receive size for the next message. By sending a second message with a large value (>1420 bytes) the attacker can then achieve a heap buffer overflow. This fix replaces min_t(int, ...) with min_t(u32)

First published: May 6, 2026Last modified: May 11, 2026

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 5.15, < 6.18.16CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 6.19, < 6.19.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.62%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
46.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0062 is in the 27th percentile among its peer group of 36,897 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (9)

ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-azure-fde-6.8 (jammy)Fixed in: 6.8.0-1062.69~22.04.1
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-azure-fde (noble)Fixed in: 6.8.0-1062.69
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-azure-6.8 (jammy)Fixed in: 6.8.0-1063.71~22.04.1
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-azure (noble)Fixed in: 6.8.0-1063.71
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-azure-fde-6.17 (noble)Fixed in: 6.17.0-1018.18~24.04.1
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-azure-6.17 (noble)Fixed in: 6.17.0-1021.21~24.04.1
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-hwe-6.17 (noble)Fixed in: 6.17.0-40.40~24.04.1
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-gcp-5.15 (focal)Fixed in: 5.15.0-1111.121~20.04.1
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-intel-iotg-5.15 (focal)Fixed in: 5.15.0-1106.112~20.04.1

Vendor Advisories (8)

ubuntuUSN-8609-1

Linux kernel (Azure CVM) vulnerabilities

Jul 24, 2026
ubuntuUSN-8607-1

Linux kernel (Azure CVM) vulnerabilities

Jul 24, 2026
ubuntuUSN-8606-1

Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities

Jul 24, 2026
ubuntuUSN-8605-1

Linux kernel (Azure CVM) vulnerabilities

Jul 24, 2026
ubuntuUSN-8604-1

Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities

Jul 24, 2026
ubuntuUSN-8547-1

Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Jul 15, 2026
ubuntuUSN-8545-1

Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities

Jul 15, 2026
microsoft2026-May/CVE-2026-43185Moderate

ksmbd: fix signededness bug in smb_direct_prepare_negotiation()

May 2, 2026

References

git.kernel.org / stable/c/55abc475d096da4a5356b6efb0cfdc6156bc1550
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/6b4f875aac344cdd52a1f34cc70ed2f874a65757
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/ceae058eb707ddd0d68f0872f9d9f23b7c30c37b
Patch