{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2026-64389", "assignerOrgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "Linux", "dateReserved": "2026-07-19T15:36:31.785Z", "datePublished": "2026-07-25T08:50:36.817Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-10-30T12:27:50.295Z"}, "containers": {"cna": {"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "shortName": "Linux", "dateUpdated": "2026-10-30T12:27:50.295Z"}, "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nksmbd: validate NTLMv2 response before updating session key\n\nksmbd_auth_ntlmv2() derives the NTLMv2 session key into\nsess->sess_key before it verifies the NTLMv2 response.\nksmbd_decode_ntlmssp_auth_blob() then continues into KEY_XCH even\nwhen ksmbd_auth_ntlmv2() failed.\n\nWith SMB3 multichannel binding, the failed authentication operates on\nan existing session and the session setup error path does not expire\nbinding sessions. A client can send a binding session setup with a\nbad NT proof and KEY_XCH and still modify sess->sess_key before\nSTATUS_LOGON_FAILURE is returned.\n\nRelevant path:\n\n smb2_sess_setup()\n -> conn->binding = true\n -> ntlm_authenticate()\n -> session_user()\n -> ksmbd_decode_ntlmssp_auth_blob()\n -> ksmbd_auth_ntlmv2()\n -> calc_ntlmv2_hash()\n -> hmac_md5_usingrawkey(..., sess->sess_key)\n -> crypto_memneq() returns mismatch\n -> KEY_XCH arc4_crypt(..., sess->sess_key, ...)\n -> out_err without expiring the binding session\n\nDerive the base session key into a local buffer and copy it to\nsess->sess_key only after the proof matches. Return immediately on\nauthentication failure so KEY_XCH is only processed after successful\nauthentication."}], "metrics": [{"cvssV3_1": {"version": "3.1", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H", "baseScore": 8.2, "baseSeverity": "HIGH"}, "scenarios": [{"lang": "en", "value": "AV:N - The vulnerable NTLMv2 authentication path is reached remotely through ksmbd SESSION_SETUP requests over SMB on TCP/445.\nAC:L - An attacker can deterministically trigger the key overwrite using a malformed multichannel binding request with KEY_XCH; no race or condition beyond attacker control is required.\nPR:N - The overwrite occurs before NTLMv2 proof validation, and the affected code does not verify the binding request signature, so valid credentials or an authenticated attacker session are unnecessary.\nUI:N - No victim action is required beyond an active SMB session, which can belong to an automated client or service.\nS:U - The corrupted session state and resulting effects remain within the ksmbd server and host kernel security authority.\nC:N - The bounded session-key overwrite does not disclose the prior key, kernel memory, or protected SMB data.\nI:L - The attacker can modify an established session's security-critical key state, but cannot reliably select the resulting key or obtain an arbitrary memory or file-write primitive.\nA:H - Repeated unauthenticated key corruption can desynchronize signing-key derivation and render targeted multichannel binding or session recovery unusable, causing complete loss of the affected SMB session in dependent deployments."}]}], "affected": [{"product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": ["fs/smb/server/auth.c"], "versions": [{"version": "e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9", "lessThan": "e589e997bddde0a6f45672dd871cba7b3ff28e17", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9", "lessThan": "a6a951416b55eaf51ea2742f7ba786f240e70137", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9", "lessThan": "f5d74c186bab26a5d5a025305e67edd0888aa34d", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9", "lessThan": "b56400364aed5c34d6e1a0b493081290a5328a9c", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9", "lessThan": "89ca7756d5566ba636bb9092cdbe57dab095e136", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9", "lessThan": "954d196bebb2b50151cb96454c72dc113b2af1ac", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}]}, {"product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "affected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": ["fs/smb/server/auth.c"], "versions": [{"version": "5.15", "status": "affected"}, {"version": "0", "lessThan": "5.15", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "6.1.191", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.1.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "6.6.160", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.6.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "6.12.114", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.12.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "6.18.40", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.18.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "7.1.4", "lessThanOrEqual": "7.1.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "7.2", "lessThanOrEqual": "*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"}]}], "cpeApplicability": [{"nodes": [{"operator": "OR", "negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "5.15", "versionEndExcluding": "6.1.191"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "5.15", "versionEndExcluding": "6.6.160"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "5.15", "versionEndExcluding": "6.12.114"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "5.15", "versionEndExcluding": "6.18.40"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "5.15", "versionEndExcluding": "7.1.4"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "5.15", "versionEndExcluding": "7.2"}]}]}], "references": [{"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e589e997bddde0a6f45672dd871cba7b3ff28e17"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6a951416b55eaf51ea2742f7ba786f240e70137"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f5d74c186bab26a5d5a025305e67edd0888aa34d"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b56400364aed5c34d6e1a0b493081290a5328a9c"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89ca7756d5566ba636bb9092cdbe57dab095e136"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/954d196bebb2b50151cb96454c72dc113b2af1ac"}], "title": "ksmbd: validate NTLMv2 response before updating session key", "x_generator": {"engine": "bippy-1.2.0"}}}}