Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-3865
Published: October 5, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU81661
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-3865
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain access to potentially sensitive information or perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the ksmbd_smb2_check_message() function in fs/smb/server/smb2misc.c when parsing smb2_hdr structure. A remote user can send specially crafted packets to ksmbd, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory or perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-3865
Install updates from vendor's website.