9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2023-38427
Ksmbd Negative Context Assembler Underflow
Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 6.3.8. fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c in ksmbd has an integer underflow and out-of-bounds read in deassemble_neg_contexts.

INFO

Published Date :

July 18, 2023, 12:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 27, 2024, 6:54 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2023-38427 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-38427 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Netapp h300s
2 Netapp h410s
3 Netapp h500s
4 Netapp h700s
1 Linux linux_kernel
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2023-38427.

URL Resource
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.3.8 Release Notes
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/fs/smb/server?id=f1a411873c85b642f13b01f21b534c2bab81fc1b Patch
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230824-0011/ Third Party Advisory

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None

Updated: 6 months, 4 weeks ago
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Born at : April 6, 2024, 4:08 p.m. This repo has been linked 19 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-38427 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-38427 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 27, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.15 up to (excluding) 6.1.34 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.2 up to (excluding) 6.3.8 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.15 up to (excluding) 5.15.145 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.16 up to (excluding) 6.1.34 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.2 up to (excluding) 6.3.8
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 17, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230824-0011/ No Types Assigned https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230824-0011/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 6.3.8 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.15 up to (excluding) 6.1.34 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.2 up to (excluding) 6.3.8
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h300s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h410s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h500s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h700s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 24, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230824-0011/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 27, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.3.8 No Types Assigned https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.3.8 Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/fs/smb/server?id=f1a411873c85b642f13b01f21b534c2bab81fc1b No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/fs/smb/server?id=f1a411873c85b642f13b01f21b534c2bab81fc1b Patch
    Added CWE NIST CWE-125
    Added CWE NIST CWE-191
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 6.3.8
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.15 }} 0.02%

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