Vulnerability · Published Sep 24, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2026-93786ksmbd: preserve VFS inherited POSIX ACL mask

High 8.1

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 28% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 72.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: preserve VFS inherited POSIX ACL mask The VFS initializes a child's POSIX ACL from the parent's default ACL and the requested creation mode. Do not mutate the parent ACL or overwrite the child's VFS-computed access and default ACLs afterwards. This preserves restrictive ACL_MASK entries and prevents SMB object creation from widening effective permissions.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linuxno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-93786
Debian:13linux6.12.111-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-93786
Debian:14linux7.2.6-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-93786
Debian:12linux-6.126.12.111-1~deb12u1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux7.0.0-42.42UBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-aws7.0.0-1016.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gcp7.0.0-1016.18UBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-7.07.0.0-42.42~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-ibm7.0.0-1017.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotgno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-bosno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oem-7.07.0.0-1017.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oracle7.0.0-1015.16UBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-riscv7.0.0-42.42.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-7.07.0.0-42.42.1~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-vmwareno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93786

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux f44158485826c076335d6860d35872271a83791d – before 8493da704275ca5ab67fb88c0ae7b71576e91951f44158485826c076335d6860d35872271a83791d – before 4a19bb1c45667f5a5f6eff9cf6648e0f692d046ff44158485826c076335d6860d35872271a83791d – before 591acf171644de590cda245fd8595b473a1beb70f44158485826c076335d6860d35872271a83791d – before 0093909becbda22b62b39b654dbc607faed59cd0f44158485826c076335d6860d35872271a83791d – before e148e567a9252643baa125cb65d7ae9c2c6cf68a
Linux Linux 5.15

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