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CVE-2023-52440

9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 21.9% (pctl 98)

Patch early

EPSS 21.9% — above the 10% action threshold.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: fix slub overflow in ksmbd_decode_ntlmssp_auth_blob() If authblob->SessionKey.Length is bigger than session key size(CIFS_KEY_SIZE), slub overflow can happen in key exchange codes. cifs_arc4_crypt copy to session key array from SessionKey from client.

Scoring

CVSS9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1)
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS21.91% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs
WeaknessCWE-119
On CISA KEVno
Public exploitnone known
Published2024-02-21
Last modified2026-08-15

Affected (1)

VendorProduct
linuxlinux kernel

References

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