CVE-2026-64138: Linux Kernel

High severity, CVSS 8.8. EPSS: 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: validate SID in parent security descriptor during ACL inheritance Introduce smb_validate_ntsd_sid() helper to safely validate Owner SID and Group SID inside the NT Security Descriptor (smb_ntsd) retrieved from the parent directory.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: from 5.15, before 6.12.92 (fixed in 6.12.92); from 6.13, before 6.18.34 (fixed in 6.18.34); from 6.19, before 7.0.11 (fixed in 7.0.11); version 7.1 only

Published 2026-07-19. Last modified 2026-08-18.