CVE-2023-39179

HIGH EPSS 61.4%
Published Nov 18, 20241y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
7.5 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Nov 18, 2024 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

A flaw was found within the handling of SMB2 read requests in the kernel ksmbd module. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of Linux. Only systems with ksmbd enabled are vulnerable to this CVE.

CVSS Details

Base Score
7.5
Exploitability
3.9
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity None
Availability None

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
61.4% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read Memory Safety

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel*any

References 3

  • access.redhat.com https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-39179
    Third Party Advisory
  • bugzilla.redhat.com https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2326529
    Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
  • zerodayinitiative.com https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-586/
    Not Applicable

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.