CVE-2023-38431

CRITICAL

Linux kernel <6.3.8 - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 6.3.8. fs/smb/server/connection.c in ksmbd does not validate the relationship between the NetBIOS header's length field and the SMB header sizes, via pdu_size in ksmbd_conn_handler_loop, leading to an out-of-bounds read.

Scores

CVSS v3 9.1
EPSS 0.0008
EPSS Percentile 22.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-125
Status published
Products (6)
linux/linux_kernel 5.15 - 5.15.145
netapp/h300s
netapp/h410s
netapp/h500s
netapp/h700s
netapp/solidfire_\&_hci_management_node
Published Jul 18, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026