# CVE-2026-43377: ksmbd: Don't log keys in SMB3 signing and encryption key generation

> Attackers with debug access can read sensitive SMB3 signing and encryption keys from logs, compromising session security.

- **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 8 May 2026
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2026-43377, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-43377, GHSA-95vc-3rg6-xgp2, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2204-CVE-2026-43377, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2404-CVE-2026-43377, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43377

## What is CVE-2026-43377?

CVE-2026-43377 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 8 May 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ksmbd: Don't log keys in SMB3 signing and encryption key generation

When KSMBD_DEBUG_AUTH logging is enabled, generate_smb3signingkey() and
generate_smb3encryptionkey() log the session, signing, encryption, and
decryption key bytes. Remove the logs to avoid exposing credentials.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-43377?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-43377?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2026-43377 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-43377 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2026-53266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53266/): Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-6282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6282/): Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-0185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0185/): Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-2094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2094/): Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-43377 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-43377 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 8 May 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-43377 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-43377/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-43377/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-43377
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43377
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-43377

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-43377/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.