Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ksmbd: fix FSCTL permission bypass by adding a permission check for FSCTL_SET_SPARSE
FSCTL_SET_SPARSE in fsctl_set_sparse() modifies the file's sparse attribute and saves it through xattr without any permission checks.
This exposes two issues:
1) A client on a read-only share can change the sparse attribute on files it opened, even though the share is read-only. Other FSCTL write operations already check test_tree_conn_flag(work->tcon, KSMBD_TREE_CONN_FLAG_WRITABLE), but FSCTL_SET_SPARSE does not.
2) Even on writable shares, clients without FILE_WRITE_DATA or FILE_WRITE_ATTRIBUTES access should not modify the sparse attribute. Similar handle-level checks exist in other functions but are missing here.
Add both share-level writable check and per-handle access check. Use goto out on error to avoid leaking file references.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | >= e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9, < ef664475c1bf1a27d45dae6848ca9c9c4d86853f; >= e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9, < 3a9a0a1c38ef90788f5d7c4b29903c8b220f744a; >= e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9, < 3127a884525dc8ca4def73254bfcd3ccef0bf812; >= e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9, < c5ab11263e3c89aa7989afc5374ef7743e092fd0; >= e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9, < de9eb0b44fa9123170e6245b49638e0e453c10f8; >= e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9, < aef151bcfa494bfe983669de2726734b534adb73; >= e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9, < cc57232cae23c0df91b4a59d0f519141ce9b5b02 |
| Linux | Linux | 5.15 |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3127a884525dc8ca4def73254bfcd3ccef0bf812Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a9a0a1c38ef90788f5d7c4b29903c8b220f744a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aef151bcfa494bfe983669de2726734b534adb73Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5ab11263e3c89aa7989afc5374ef7743e092fd0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc57232cae23c0df91b4a59d0f519141ce9b5b02Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/de9eb0b44fa9123170e6245b49638e0e453c10f8Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef664475c1bf1a27d45dae6848ca9c9c4d86853f
Timeline
- Published
- Jun 24, 2026
- Last modified
- Sep 14, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified