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DEBIAN-CVE-2023-39179

DEBIAN-CVE-2023-39179 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.5 HIGH

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1
7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:13linux0, 0, 0
Debian:12linux6.1.37-1, 6.1.38-1, 6.1.38-2
Debian:14linux0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Nov 18, 2024 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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