# CVE-2026-98127: smb/client: validate new EOF for insert range

> A local attacker can bypass file size limits in the Linux kernel SMB client via integer overflow, potentially causing denial of service or privilege escalation.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 25 Sep 2026
- **Updated:** 21 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** AZL-104253, BELL-CVE-2026-98127, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98127, GHSA-5w48-8xg9-2grf, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-98127

## What is CVE-2026-98127?

CVE-2026-98127 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 25 Sep 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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

smb/client: validate new EOF for insert range

smb3_insert_range() does not check if the new file size
(i_size + len) is valid. This allows FALLOC_FL_INSERT_RANGE to bypass
RLIMIT_FSIZE, exceed s_maxbytes, or produce a size outside the loff_t
range.

Use check_add_overflow() to calculate the new EOF. Validate it with
inode_newsize_ok() before modifying the file.

Reproducer, using a file on a CIFS mount:

	bash -c '
		FILE=/mnt/cifs/repro

		trap "" SIGXFSZ
		ulimit -f 3072		# RLIMIT_FSIZE = 3 MiB

		# A regular write is stopped at 3 MiB.
		dd if=/dev/zero of="$FILE" bs=1M count=4 status=none
		stat -c "size after write: %s" "$FILE"

		# Insert 2 MiB into a 2 MiB file.
		truncate -s 2M "$FILE"
		fallocate -i -o 0 -l 2M "$FILE"
		stat -c "size after insert: %s" "$FILE"
	'

Before this change, the regular write stops at the 3 MiB limit, but
insert range grows the file to 4 MiB:

	dd: error writing '/mnt/cifs/repro': File too large
	size after write: 3145728
	size after insert: 4194304

After this change, insert range also fails at the limit and leaves the
2 MiB file unchanged:

	dd: error writing '/mnt/cifs/repro': File too large
	size after write: 3145728
	fallocate: fallocate failed: File too large
	size after insert: 2097152

Weakness: CWE-190 (Integer Overflow or Wraparound)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-98127?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-98127?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2026-98127 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-98127 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

- [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-2026-98127 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-98127 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 25 Sep 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-98127 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-2026-98127/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-98127/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-98127
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98127
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-98127

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-98127/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.