Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2023-3867 |
CWE-ID | CWE-125 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
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Linux kernel Operating systems & Components / Operating system |
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Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU82661
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-3867
CWE-ID:
CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the KSMBD implementation in the Linux kernel. A remote attacker can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsLinux kernel: before 6.5 rc1
CPE2.3http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-981/
http://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=7b7d709ef7cf285309157fb94c33f625dd22c5e1
http://lore.kernel.org/all/20230624040141.16088-1-linkinjeon@kernel.org/
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.