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CVE-2026-99278: Linux kernel · ksmbd: limit sessions on each connection

Affects Linux kernelSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · fixed in dc6aa1ba8b7fff8800ad9bf143f17d308e02ec68 : update Linux kernel when convenient.

Data as of 7 Nov 2026, 14:19 UTC

Severity
Medium

Rated Medium by Threat Radar's AI analysis · CVSS not yet scored by NVD

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
Patch
Available – fixed in dc6aa1ba8b7fff8800ad9bf143f17d308e02ec68, 94f8462fc9d5332bc54e91605003c17381e9171a, 7.3

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 7 Nov 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 7 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade Linux kernel to dc6aa1ba8b7fff8800ad9bf143f17d308e02ec68, 94f8462fc9d5332bc54e91605003c17381e9171a or 7.3.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • >=7.2.8 <7.3
Fixed in
  • dc6aa1ba8b7fff8800ad9bf143f17d308e02ec68
  • 94f8462fc9d5332bc54e91605003c17381e9171a
  • 7.3
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • =7.3
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

A fix is available and included in Linux kernel version 7.3 and specific commits (dc6aa1ba8b7fff8800ad9bf143f17d308e02ec68, 94f8462fc9d5332bc54e91605003c17381e9171a). Users and administrators should upgrade to these fixed versions to mitigate the vulnerability.

Description

A vulnerability in the Linux kernel's ksmbd component allowed clients to create an unbounded number of valid SMB sessions on a single connection by repeatedly completing authentication. This was due to the pending setup limit only counting sessions in progress, not valid sessions. The issue has been fixed by reserving connection slots before session allocation and enforcing a maximum sessions per connection limit, defaulting to 64. The fix is included in Linux kernel version 7.3 and specific commits.

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