Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2023-3866 |
CWE-ID | CWE-476 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Linux kernel Operating systems & Components / Operating system |
Vendor | Linux Foundation |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU81662
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-3866
CWE-ID:
CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error within the void __handle_ksmbd_work() function in fs/smb/server/server.c when handling chained requests. A remote attacker can send specially crafted data to the ksmbd and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsLinux kernel: All versions
CPE2.3http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-979/
http://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=5005bcb4219156f1bf7587b185080ec1da08518e
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.