Linux Kernel up to 5.15.148/6.1.74/6.6.13/6.7.1 ksmbd privilege escalation

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Linux Kernel up to 5.15.148/6.1.74/6.6.13/6.7.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component ksmbd. The manipulation results in an unknown weakness. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-26594. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Linux Kernel up to 5.15.148/6.1.74/6.6.13/6.7.1 (Operating System). Affected is an unknown part of the component ksmbd. The impact remains unknown. CVE summarizes:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: validate mech token in session setup If client send invalid mech token in session setup request, ksmbd validate and make the error if it is invalid.

The weakness was presented 02/23/2024. The advisory is shared for download at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-26594 since 02/19/2024. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 5.15.149, 6.1.75, 6.6.14, 6.7.2 or 6.8-rc1 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch dd1de9268745/6eb8015492bc/a2b21ef1ea4c/5e6dfec95833/92e470163d96 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 5.15.148
• 6.1.0
• 6.1.1
• 6.1.2
• 6.1.3
• 6.1.4
• 6.1.5
• 6.1.6
• 6.1.7
• 6.1.8
• 6.1.9
• 6.1.10
• 6.1.11
• 6.1.12
• 6.1.13
• 6.1.14
• 6.1.15
• 6.1.16
• 6.1.17
• 6.1.18
• 6.1.19
• 6.1.20
• 6.1.21
• 6.1.22
• 6.1.23
• 6.1.24
• 6.1.25
• 6.1.26
• 6.1.27
• 6.1.28
• 6.1.29
• 6.1.30
• 6.1.31
• 6.1.32
• 6.1.33
• 6.1.34
• 6.1.35
• 6.1.36
• 6.1.37
• 6.1.38
• 6.1.39
• 6.1.40
• 6.1.41
• 6.1.42
• 6.1.43
• 6.1.44
• 6.1.45
• 6.1.46
• 6.1.47
• 6.1.48
• 6.1.49
• 6.1.50
• 6.1.51
• 6.1.52
• 6.1.53
• 6.1.54
• 6.1.55
• 6.1.56
• 6.1.57
• 6.1.58
• 6.1.59
• 6.1.60
• 6.1.61
• 6.1.62
• 6.1.63
• 6.1.64
• 6.1.65
• 6.1.66
• 6.1.67
• 6.1.68
• 6.1.69
• 6.1.70
• 6.1.71
• 6.1.72
• 6.1.73
• 6.1.74
• 6.6.0
• 6.6.1
• 6.6.2
• 6.6.3
• 6.6.4
• 6.6.5
• 6.6.6
• 6.6.7
• 6.6.8
• 6.6.9
• 6.6.10
• 6.6.11
• 6.6.12
• 6.6.13
• 6.7.0
• 6.7.1

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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