CVE-2023-38427
CriticalCVSS 9.8Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Elevated risk62th percentile - higher than 62% of all known CVEs
Summary
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 6.3.8 related to integer underflow and out-of-bounds read in the deassemble_neg_contexts function in fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c in ksmbd.
Risk Assessment
This vulnerability may lead to unauthorized memory access, posing a risk of data leakage or system crashes.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update the Linux kernel to version 6.3.8 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel (ksmbd)
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In the Linux kernel, the ksmbd module contains a use-after-free vulnerability in smb2_tree_connect(). A newly created tree connection is published in the session and then used by the handler, while a concurrent session logoff can free the object before the handler finishes.
- CVE-2026-89635Critical
In the Linux kernel, the ksmbd_reopen_durable_fd() function rebinds every detached oplock on an inode to the reconnecting session instead of only the oplock owned by the reopened file. This allows one session to adopt another session's oplock, and when the adopting session is destroyed, a use-after-free occurs. The vulnerability is reachable with the default durable-handle and oplock configuration when two sessions open the same file with distinct AppInstanceIds.
- CVE-2026-80926Critical
A use-after-free vulnerability was fixed in the Linux kernel's ksmbd oplock break notification mechanism. The smb2_oplock_break_noti() function read the opinfo->conn pointer without locking and dereferenced it after sleeping allocations, allowing a race with durable handle teardown to access a freed connection. The flaw is reachable by any authenticated client holding a durable batch oplock.
- CVE-2026-43376Critical
A vulnerability has been identified in the Linux kernel within ksmbd, related to a use-after-free error due to immediate freeing of the oplock_info structure. This issue occurs when the pointer is nullified without a grace period delay in RCU, allowing access to already freed memory.
- CVE-2026-23428Critical
A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the Linux kernel ksmbd module involving the share_conf object in compound requests. smb2_get_ksmbd_tcon() reuses work->tcon without validating tcon->t_state, so after an earlier SMB2_TREE_DISCONNECT frees share_conf, subsequent commands dereference the freed memory.
- CVE-2023-54203Critical
In the Linux kernel, a vulnerability in the ksmbd module leads to a slab-out-of-bounds read in the init_smb2_rsp_hdr function. The issue occurs when an SMB1 mount attempt fails and the ksmbd server incorrectly handles SMB1 negotiation as an SMB2 operation, causing an out-of-bounds memory read.
- CVE-2023-38432Critical
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 6.3.10 related to the validation of command payload size in ksmbd, leading to an out-of-bounds read.
- CVE-2023-38431Critical
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 6.3.8 related to the lack of validation of the NetBIOS header's length in relation to SMB header sizes in ksmbd. This leads to an out-of-bounds read.
- CVE-2026-98420Low risk· EPSS 14%
In the Linux kernel, the ksmbd (SMB server) module mishandles SMB2 session expiration. The ksmbd_session_register() function destroyed valid sessions after ten seconds of inactivity whenever a client started another SessionSetup exchange, confusing Session.IdleTime with Session.ExpirationTime. This invalidated tree connects and caused mapped drives to fail with STATUS_NETWORK_NAME_DELETED.
- CVE-2026-93282High
A flaw in the Linux kernel's ksmbd module related to DACL permission checks has been fixed. The access control logic did not consider an Authenticated Users ACE (S-1-5-11), causing files accessible to authenticated users to incorrectly fail with STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED. Additionally, maximal access calculation combined access masks from all ACEs regardless of whether their SID applied to the current user, potentially granting rights belonging to unrelated principals.
Original NVD description (English source)
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.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS

