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● CVE — Critical

CVE-2026-31478

VendorlinuxProductlinux kernelDiscoveredApr 22, 2026UpdatedApr 27, 2026

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: replace hardcoded hdr2_len with offsetof() in smb2_calc_max_out_buf_len() After this commit (e2b76ab8b5c9 "ksmbd: add support for read compound"), response buffer management was changed to use dynamic iov array. In the new design, smb2_calc_max_out_buf_len() expects the second argument (hdr2_len) to be the offset of ->Buffer field in the response structure, not a hardcoded magic number. Fix the remaining call sites to use the correct offsetof() value.

CVSS v3.1
9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS
0.50%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
26
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
EPSS Trend
Aug 16, 2026 → Oct 26, 2026
● 0.00pp
0.50% → 0.50% over 3 tracked changes
CVSS v3.1 Detail
Attack VectorNETWORK
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredNONE
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityHIGH
IntegrityHIGH
AvailabilityHIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Connections
27 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Apr 22, 2026
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Apr 27, 2026
Jul 1, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8490-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Jul 1, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8491-1: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
Jul 1, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8492-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Jul 1, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8493-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Jul 2, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8492-2: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Jul 2, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8497-1: Linux kernel (Low Latency) vulnerabilities
Jul 2, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8498-1: Linux kernel (NVIDIA Tegra) vulnerabilities
Jul 2, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8499-1: Linux kernel (Xilinx) vulnerabilities
Jul 2, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8493-2: Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities
Jul 6, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8508-1: Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities
Jul 6, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8492-3: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi Real-time) vulnerabilities
Jul 9, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8490-2: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities
Jul 9, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8492-4: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities
Jul 10, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8492-5: Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities
Jul 10, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8527-1: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities
Jul 10, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8528-1: Linux kernel (Xilinx ZynqMP) vulnerabilities
Jul 15, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8545-1: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
Jul 15, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8546-1: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities
Jul 15, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8547-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Jul 24, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8604-1: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Jul 24, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8605-1: Linux kernel (Azure CVM) vulnerabilities
Jul 24, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8606-1: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Jul 24, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8607-1: Linux kernel (Azure CVM) vulnerabilities
Jul 24, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8609-1: Linux kernel (Azure CVM) vulnerabilities
Jul 28, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8547-2: Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities
Jul 28, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8619-1: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities