smb: server: make use of smbdirect_socket.send_io.bcredits
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: server: make use of smbdirect_socket.send_io.bcredits It turns out that our code will corrupt the stream of reassabled data transfer messages when we trigger an immendiate (empty) send. In order to fix this we'll have a single 'batch' credit per connection. And code getting that credit is free to use as much messages until remaining_length reaches 0, then the batch credit it given back and the next logical send can happen.
- Products
- Kernel
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 6.18.11, 6.19.1
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-31537
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 3 Nov 2026, 15:40 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
smb: server: make use of smbdirect_socket.send_io.bcredits
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 24 Apr 2026, 14:30 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: server: make use of smbdirect_socket.send_io.bcredits It turns out that our code will corrupt the stream of reassabled data transfer messages when we trigger an immendiate (empty) send. In order to fix this we'll have a single 'batch' credit per connection. And code getting that credit is free to use as much messages until remaining_length reaches 0, then the batch credit it given back and the next logical send can happen.
osv:CVE-2026-31537
Kernel
Fixed versions: 6.18.11, 6.19.1
Complete source record
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