read permission, not just read attributes permission, is required on the directory. See MS-SMB2 (protocol specification) section 3.3.5.19. Signed-off-by: Steve French <stfrench@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> CC: Stable <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> # v5.6+ --- fs/cifs/smb2ops.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c b/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c index d9fdafa5eb60..32f90dc82c84 100644 --- a/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c +++ b/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c @@ -2148,7 +2148,7 @@ smb3_notify(const unsigned int xid, struct file *pfile, tcon = cifs_sb_master_tcon(cifs_sb); oparms.tcon = tcon; - oparms.desired_access = FILE_READ_ATTRIBUTES; + oparms.desired_access = FILE_READ_ATTRIBUTES | FILE_READ_DATA; oparms.disposition = FILE_OPEN; oparms.create_options = cifs_create_options(cifs_sb, 0); oparms.fid = &fid; -- 2.25.1 -- Thanks, Steve