CVE-2023-38427
criticalpriority · track · 39EPSS 0.012 · 69 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 6.3.8. fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c in ksmbd has an integer underflow and out-of-bounds read in deassemble_neg_contexts.
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affected products (17)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2023-1770Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Offenlegung von Informationen oder Umgehung von SicherheitsvorkehrungenDeutsch2023-07-17csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen im Linux Kernel ausnutzen, um Informationen offenzulegen oder Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen.
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references (12)
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- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.3.8cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-38427/cnnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/fs/smb/server?id=f1a411873c85b642f13b01f21b534c2bab81fc1bcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38427cnnvd
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230824-0011/cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2023.6356cnnvd
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.3.8enisa_euvd
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/fs/smb/server?id=f1a411873c85b642f13b01f21b534c2bab81fc1benisa_euvd
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