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{"bugzilla": {"description": "kernel: ksmbd: require 3 sub-authorities before reading sub_auth[2]", "id": "2461574", "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2461574"}, "csaw": false, "cwe": "CWE-1285", "details": ["A flaw was found in the ksmbd component of the Linux kernel. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted Access Control Entry (ACE) that causes an out-of-bounds read when parsing security identifiers. This out-of-bounds read can lead to the application of arbitrary, unintended data as a file's POSIX mode, potentially resulting in incorrect file permissions and unauthorized access to files."], "name": "CVE-2026-31611", "package_state": [{"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel-rt", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel-rt", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel-rt", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9"}], "public_date": "2026-04-24T00:00:00Z", "references": ["https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-31611\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-31611\nhttps://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026042422-CVE-2026-31611-6396@gregkh/T"]}

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