Description
An issue was discovered in ksmbd in the Linux kernel before 6.6.10. smb2_get_data_area_len in fs/smb/server/smb2misc.c can cause an smb_strndup_from_utf16 out-of-bounds access because the relationship between Name data and CreateContexts data is mishandled.
References (2)
Core 2
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0002
EPSS Percentile
5.0%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-125
Status
published
Products (2)
linux/linux_kernel
6.7 rc1 (7 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel
< 6.6.10
Published
Jan 23, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026