7.5
CVE-2023-39179
- EPSS 0.22%
- Published 18.11.2024 10:15:04
- Last modified 06.08.2025 13:21:06
- Source patrick@puiterwijk.org
- CVE-Watchlists
- Open
A flaw was found within the handling of SMB2 read requests in the kernel ksmbd module. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of Linux. Only systems with ksmbd enabled are vulnerable to this CVE.
Data is provided by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version-
| Type | Source | Score | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPSS | FIRST.org | 0.22% | 0.444 |
| Source | Base Score | Exploit Score | Impact Score | Vector string |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nvd@nist.gov | 7.5 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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| patrick@puiterwijk.org | 7.5 | 2.2 | 4.7 |
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L
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CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read
The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.