Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's ksmbd component. A memory leak can occur if a client sends a session setup request with an unknown NTLMSSP message type, potentially leading to resource exhaustion.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-32255
Issue Tracking issue-tracking
x_refsource_redhat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2385884
Third Party Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-703/
Scores
CVSS v3
5.3
EPSS
0.0045
EPSS Percentile
35.8%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-772
Status
published
Products (5)
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Published
Aug 02, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026