CVE-2023-38426
CVSS 3.1 Score 9.1 of 10 (high)
Details
Published Jul 18, 2023
Updated: Dec 22, 2023
CWE ID 125
Summary
CVE-2023-38426 is a vulnerability affecting Linux kernels prior to version 6.3.4. This issue resides in the ksmbd component of the SMB (Server Message Block) subsystem. Specifically, an out-of-bounds read error is identified within the function smb2_find_context_vals during the execution of create_context. When the name_len parameter exceeds the tag length, ksmbd encounters this issue, potentially leading to security implications.
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Affected Products
- Linux Kernel
Affected Vendors
- LINUX
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