CVE-2023-38428
criticalpriority · track · 37EPSS 0.032 · 88 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 6.3.4. fs/ksmbd/smb2pdu.c in ksmbd does not properly check the UserName value because it does not consider the address of security buffer, leading to an out-of-bounds read.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 8.3–9.1
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
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affected products (19)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- netapp solidfire & hci management nodeall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:netapp:solidfire_\&_hci_management_node:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- netapp solidfire & hci storage nodeall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:netapp:solidfire_\&_hci_storage_node:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2023-1773Linux Kernel: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-07-17csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen im Linux Kernel ausnutzen, um Informationen offenzulegen und Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen.
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (15)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.3.4cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-38428/cnnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/fs/ksmbd?id=f0a96d1aafd8964e1f9955c830a3e5cb3c60a90fcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38428cnnvd
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230831-0001/cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2023.5086cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2023.5142cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2023.5170cnnvd
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