diff --git a/fs/smb/common/smb2pdu.h b/fs/smb/common/smb2pdu.h
index 1b594307c9d5..202ff9128156 100644
--- a/fs/smb/common/smb2pdu.h
+++ b/fs/smb/common/smb2pdu.h
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ struct smb2_close_rsp {
 	__le16 StructureSize; /* 60 */
 	__le16 Flags;
 	__le32 Reserved;
-	struct_group(network_open_info,
+	struct_group_attr(network_open_info, __packed,
 		__le64 CreationTime;
 		__le64 LastAccessTime;
 		__le64 LastWriteTime;
diff --git a/fs/smb/server/ksmbd_netlink.h b/fs/smb/server/ksmbd_netlink.h
index 686b321c5a8b..f4e55199938d 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/ksmbd_netlink.h
+++ b/fs/smb/server/ksmbd_netlink.h
@@ -340,23 +340,24 @@ enum KSMBD_TREE_CONN_STATUS {
 /*
  * Share config flags.
  */
-#define KSMBD_SHARE_FLAG_INVALID		(0)
-#define KSMBD_SHARE_FLAG_AVAILABLE		BIT(0)
-#define KSMBD_SHARE_FLAG_BROWSEABLE		BIT(1)
-#define KSMBD_SHARE_FLAG_WRITEABLE		BIT(2)
-#define KSMBD_SHARE_FLAG_READONLY		BIT(3)
-#define KSMBD_SHARE_FLAG_GUEST_OK		BIT(4)
-#define KSMBD_SHARE_FLAG_GUEST_ONLY		BIT(5)
-#define KSMBD_SHARE_FLAG_STORE_DOS_ATTRS	BIT(6)
-#define KSMBD_SHARE_FLAG_OPLOCKS		BIT(7)
-#define KSMBD_SHARE_FLAG_PIPE			BIT(8)
-#define KSMBD_SHARE_FLAG_HIDE_DOT_FILES		BIT(9)
-#define KSMBD_SHARE_FLAG_INHERIT_OWNER		BIT(10)
-#define KSMBD_SHARE_FLAG_STREAMS		BIT(11)
-#define KSMBD_SHARE_FLAG_FOLLOW_SYMLINKS	BIT(12)
-#define KSMBD_SHARE_FLAG_ACL_XATTR		BIT(13)
-#define KSMBD_SHARE_FLAG_UPDATE			BIT(14)
-#define KSMBD_SHARE_FLAG_CROSSMNT		BIT(15)
+#define KSMBD_SHARE_FLAG_INVALID			(0)
+#define KSMBD_SHARE_FLAG_AVAILABLE			BIT(0)
+#define KSMBD_SHARE_FLAG_BROWSEABLE			BIT(1)
+#define KSMBD_SHARE_FLAG_WRITEABLE			BIT(2)
+#define KSMBD_SHARE_FLAG_READONLY			BIT(3)
+#define KSMBD_SHARE_FLAG_GUEST_OK			BIT(4)
+#define KSMBD_SHARE_FLAG_GUEST_ONLY			BIT(5)
+#define KSMBD_SHARE_FLAG_STORE_DOS_ATTRS		BIT(6)
+#define KSMBD_SHARE_FLAG_OPLOCKS			BIT(7)
+#define KSMBD_SHARE_FLAG_PIPE				BIT(8)
+#define KSMBD_SHARE_FLAG_HIDE_DOT_FILES			BIT(9)
+#define KSMBD_SHARE_FLAG_INHERIT_OWNER			BIT(10)
+#define KSMBD_SHARE_FLAG_STREAMS			BIT(11)
+#define KSMBD_SHARE_FLAG_FOLLOW_SYMLINKS		BIT(12)
+#define KSMBD_SHARE_FLAG_ACL_XATTR			BIT(13)
+#define KSMBD_SHARE_FLAG_UPDATE				BIT(14)
+#define KSMBD_SHARE_FLAG_CROSSMNT			BIT(15)
+#define KSMBD_SHARE_FLAG_CONTINUOUS_AVAILABILITY	BIT(16)
 
 /*
  * Tree connect request flags.
diff --git a/fs/smb/server/server.c b/fs/smb/server/server.c
index c0788188aa82..c67fbc8d6683 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/server.c
+++ b/fs/smb/server/server.c
@@ -167,20 +167,17 @@ static void __handle_ksmbd_work(struct ksmbd_work *work,
 	int rc;
 	bool is_chained = false;
 
-	if (conn->ops->allocate_rsp_buf(work))
-		return;
-
 	if (conn->ops->is_transform_hdr &&
 	    conn->ops->is_transform_hdr(work->request_buf)) {
 		rc = conn->ops->decrypt_req(work);
-		if (rc < 0) {
-			conn->ops->set_rsp_status(work, STATUS_DATA_ERROR);
-			goto send;
-		}
-
+		if (rc < 0)
+			return;
 		work->encrypted = true;
 	}
 
+	if (conn->ops->allocate_rsp_buf(work))
+		return;
+
 	rc = conn->ops->init_rsp_hdr(work);
 	if (rc) {
 		/* either uid or tid is not correct */
diff --git a/fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c b/fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c
index 5723bbf372d7..355824151c2d 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c
+++ b/fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c
@@ -535,6 +535,10 @@ int smb2_allocate_rsp_buf(struct ksmbd_work *work)
 	if (cmd == SMB2_QUERY_INFO_HE) {
 		struct smb2_query_info_req *req;
 
+		if (get_rfc1002_len(work->request_buf) <
+		    offsetof(struct smb2_query_info_req, OutputBufferLength))
+			return -EINVAL;
+
 		req = smb2_get_msg(work->request_buf);
 		if ((req->InfoType == SMB2_O_INFO_FILE &&
 		     (req->FileInfoClass == FILE_FULL_EA_INFORMATION ||
@@ -1984,7 +1988,12 @@ int smb2_tree_connect(struct ksmbd_work *work)
 	write_unlock(&sess->tree_conns_lock);
 	rsp->StructureSize = cpu_to_le16(16);
 out_err1:
-	rsp->Capabilities = 0;
+	if (server_conf.flags & KSMBD_GLOBAL_FLAG_DURABLE_HANDLE &&
+	    test_share_config_flag(share,
+				   KSMBD_SHARE_FLAG_CONTINUOUS_AVAILABILITY))
+		rsp->Capabilities = SMB2_SHARE_CAP_CONTINUOUS_AVAILABILITY;
+	else
+		rsp->Capabilities = 0;
 	rsp->Reserved = 0;
 	/* default manual caching */
 	rsp->ShareFlags = SMB2_SHAREFLAG_MANUAL_CACHING;
@@ -3498,7 +3507,9 @@ int smb2_open(struct ksmbd_work *work)
 	memcpy(fp->client_guid, conn->ClientGUID, SMB2_CLIENT_GUID_SIZE);
 
 	if (dh_info.type == DURABLE_REQ_V2 || dh_info.type == DURABLE_REQ) {
-		if (dh_info.type == DURABLE_REQ_V2 && dh_info.persistent)
+		if (dh_info.type == DURABLE_REQ_V2 && dh_info.persistent &&
+		    test_share_config_flag(work->tcon->share_conf,
+					   KSMBD_SHARE_FLAG_CONTINUOUS_AVAILABILITY))
 			fp->is_persistent = true;
 		else
 			fp->is_durable = true;
diff --git a/fs/smb/server/vfs.c b/fs/smb/server/vfs.c
index 22f0f3db3ac9..51b1b0bed616 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/smb/server/vfs.c
@@ -754,10 +754,15 @@ retry:
 		goto out4;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * explicitly handle file overwrite case, for compatibility with
+	 * filesystems that may not support rename flags (e.g: fuse)
+	 */
 	if ((flags & RENAME_NOREPLACE) && d_is_positive(new_dentry)) {
 		err = -EEXIST;
 		goto out4;
 	}
+	flags &= ~(RENAME_NOREPLACE);
 
 	if (old_child == trap) {
 		err = -EINVAL;