CVE-2023-38429
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CVE-2023-38429 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 6.3.4. fs/ksmbd/connection.c in ksmbd has an off-by-one error in memory allocation (because of ksmbd_smb2_check_message) that may lead to out-of-bounds access.. EPSS estimates a 1.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 6.3.4. fs/ksmbd/connection.c in ksmbd has an off-by-one error in memory allocation (because of ksmbd_smb2_check_message) that may lead to out-of-bounds access.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 5.15, < 5.15.113 |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 5.16, < 6.1.30 |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 6.2, < 6.3.4 |
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