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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 22.3%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 22.3%, 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
22.34% probability · 98th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-119
Affected
linux/linux kernel
Source
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
EPSS trend
0%13%25%3 November 2026: 22.34%3 November 20263 November 2026

EPSS 22.3% since 3 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.