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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2023-52440

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…

HIGH 7.8EPSS 21.9%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 21.9%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

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.

CVSS 3.1
7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
21.91% probability · 98th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-119
Affected
linux/linux kernel
Source
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.