[PATCH v2 1/2] ksmbd: bound smb_check_perm_dacl() ACE walks by DACL size

From: Hang Nan

Date: Wed Aug 12 2026 - 06:47:22 EST


smb_check_perm_dacl() validates that the DACL fits inside the NT
security descriptor, but then bounds its two ACE walks by the
remaining NTSD length (acl_size) rather than the DACL's declared
size (pdacl_size).

When pdacl->size is smaller than the trailing NTSD buffer, bytes
after the declared DACL boundary - still inside the stored security
descriptor - are parsed as ACEs during access checks. A crafted
DACL can place an access-granting ACE beyond pdacl->size, and the
current code accepts it during SMB2_CREATE access validation, while
parse_dacl() and smb_inherit_dacl() stop at pdacl_size.

Bound both ACE walks by pdacl_size to match the DACL boundary
semantics used elsewhere in the server.

Validation (KUnit, UML, x86_64, KASAN; first KUnit tests for
fs/smb/server, see follow-up patch):
- ksmbd_dacl_walk_must_stop_at_declared_size (semantic harness):
with the current code the ACE placed after pdacl->size is
selected and access is granted; with the fix the same sample
is denied (EACCES).
- ksmbd_smb_check_perm_dacl_boundary (drives the real function):
passes with the fix; fails with the fix reverted (rc == 0).
- ksmbd-for-next-next (rebased, base e9d76059ff03), x86_64

Fixes: 8f0541186e9a ("ksmbd: fix heap-based overflow in set_ntacl_dacl()")
Signed-off-by: Hang Nan <2122295973@xxxxxx>
---
fs/smb/server/smbacl.c | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/smb/server/smbacl.c b/fs/smb/server/smbacl.c
index b5db6dcfbaa4..8ad2e5a5cca8 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/smbacl.c
+++ b/fs/smb/server/smbacl.c
@@ -1494,7 +1494,7 @@ int smb_check_perm_dacl(struct ksmbd_conn *conn, const struct path *path,

if (*pdaccess & FILE_MAXIMAL_ACCESS_LE) {
ace = (struct smb_ace *)((char *)pdacl + sizeof(struct smb_acl));
- aces_size = acl_size - sizeof(struct smb_acl);
+ aces_size = pdacl_size - sizeof(struct smb_acl);
for (i = 0; i < le16_to_cpu(pdacl->num_aces); i++) {
if (aces_size < offsetof(struct smb_ace, sid) +
CIFS_SID_BASE_SIZE)
@@ -1551,7 +1551,7 @@ int smb_check_perm_dacl(struct ksmbd_conn *conn, const struct path *path,
}

ace = (struct smb_ace *)((char *)pdacl + sizeof(struct smb_acl));
- aces_size = acl_size - sizeof(struct smb_acl);
+ aces_size = pdacl_size - sizeof(struct smb_acl);
for (i = 0; i < le16_to_cpu(pdacl->num_aces); i++) {
if (aces_size < offsetof(struct smb_ace, sid) +
CIFS_SID_BASE_SIZE)
--
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