# CVE-2023-4130: ksmbd: fix wrong next length validation of ea buffer in smb2\_set\_ea()

- Severity: CVSS 8.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-08-16 · Updated: 2026-08-15

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.15

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: fix wrong next length validation of ea buffer in smb2_set_ea() There are multiple smb2_ea_info buffers in FILE_FULL_EA_INFORMATION request from client. ksmbd find next smb2_ea_info using ->NextEntryOffset of current smb2_ea_info. ksmbd need to validate buffer length Before accessing the next ea. ksmbd should check buffer length using buf_len, not next variable. next is the start offset of current ea that got from previous ea.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aeb974907642be095e38ecb1a400ca583958b2b0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f339d76a3a972601d0738b881b099d49ebbdc3a2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4bf629262f9118ee91b1c3a518ebf2b3bcb22180
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79ed288cef201f1f212dfb934bcaac75572fb8f6

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