CVE-2023-1195

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel < 6.1 - Use-After-Free in CIFS Hostname Handling

Title source: llm

Description

A use-after-free flaw was found in reconn_set_ipaddr_from_hostname in fs/cifs/connect.c in the Linux kernel. The issue occurs when it forgets to set the free pointer server->hostname to NULL, leading to an invalid pointer request.

References (1)

Core 1

Core References

Patch

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/153695d36ead0ccc4d0256953c751cabf673e621

View Patch ZIP pw:eip

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0021

EPSS Percentile 10.9%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE

CWE-416

Status published

Products (2)

linux/linux_kernel 6.1 rc1 (2 CPE variants)

linux/linux_kernel < 6.1

Published May 18, 2023

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026