CVE-2026-31717 Affecting linux-qemu-rc package, versions <7.1_rc3-r0


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (19th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CHAINGUARDLATEST-LINUXQEMURC-16727645
  • published17 May 2026
  • disclosed1 May 2026

Introduced: 1 May 2026

CVE-2026-31717  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Chainguard linux-qemu-rc to version 7.1_rc3-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream linux-qemu-rc package and not the linux-qemu-rc package as distributed by Chainguard. See How to fix? for Chainguard relevant fixed versions and status.

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

ksmbd: validate owner of durable handle on reconnect

Currently, ksmbd does not verify if the user attempting to reconnect to a durable handle is the same user who originally opened the file. This allows any authenticated user to hijack an orphaned durable handle by predicting or brute-forcing the persistent ID.

According to MS-SMB2, the server MUST verify that the SecurityContext of the reconnect request matches the SecurityContext associated with the existing open. Add a durable_owner structure to ksmbd_file to store the original opener's UID, GID, and account name. and catpure the owner information when a file handle becomes orphaned. and implementing ksmbd_vfs_compare_durable_owner() to validate the identity of the requester during SMB2_CREATE (DHnC).