# CVE-2026-98114: ksmbd: propagate DACL parsing errors

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.6.160, 6.12.111, 6.18.53, 7.2.7
- Published: 2026-09-25 · Updated: 2026-10-21

## Affected

- Linux: from e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9, fixed in 99ae165acf633b13df34105815110fec332a2cdc; from e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9, fixed in 461f10a5297e85b7c1cd21838922f2e57b934d2d; from e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9, fixed in 37952f03d5171eb3a33b2abc2cf6e456d69ff4a1; from e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9, fixed in a04dac1f2cffe9533f4260f0659297d805e69194; from e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9, fixed in c61dc7b1b4a3234b4aa3965502908a292238805c
- Linux: 5.15
- Kernel (Linux): from 5.15.0, fixed in 6.6.160; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.111; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.53; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.7

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: propagate DACL parsing errors parse_dacl() silently accepts truncated ACEs and allocation failures, allowing set_info_sec() to continue with an incomplete ACL conversion. Return parsing and allocation errors to parse_sec_desc() so malformed security descriptors are rejected before inode attributes or ACL xattrs are updated.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.6.160, 6.12.111, 6.18.53, 7.2.7) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/99ae165acf633b13df34105815110fec332a2cdc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/461f10a5297e85b7c1cd21838922f2e57b934d2d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37952f03d5171eb3a33b2abc2cf6e456d69ff4a1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a04dac1f2cffe9533f4260f0659297d805e69194
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c61dc7b1b4a3234b4aa3965502908a292238805c

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