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CVE-2023-39179 Detail

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.


Metrics

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
Base Score:  N/A
NVD assessment not yet provided.

Nist CVSS score does not match with CNA score
CNA:  Fedora Project
Base Score:  7.5 HIGH
Vector:  CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L

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Hyperlink Resource
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-39179
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2326529
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-586/

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read Fedora Project  

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2023-39179
NVD Published Date:
11/18/2024
NVD Last Modified:
11/18/2024
Source:
Fedora Project