CVE-2023-38430 (GCVE-0-2023-38430)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-07-17 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-02 17:39
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 6.3.9. ksmbd does not validate the SMB request protocol ID, leading to an out-of-bounds read.
Severity
9.1 (Critical)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
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