What is CVE-2023-26607?

CVE-2023-26607 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.1 out of 10, classified as a Out-of-bounds Read flaw (CWE-125). CVE-2023-26607 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-26607?

CVE-2023-26607 has a CVSS score of 7.1 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-26607?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2023-26607. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2023-26607 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-26607 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)?

The product reads data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/125.html

CVE-2023-26607

High

In the Linux kernel 6.0.8, there is an out-of-bounds read in ntfs_attr_find in fs/ntfs/attrib.c.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2023-02-26

Last modified 2025-05-05

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

7.1

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-125

CVE-2023-26607 is a Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability

What is Out-of-bounds Read?

The product reads data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2023-26607 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

SUSE
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1208703
Lkml
https://lkml.org/lkml/2023/2/21/1353

Exploit Issue Tracking
Security
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230316-0010/

Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=36a4d82dddbbd421d2b8e79e1cab68c8126d5075
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2023-26607

Severity High

CVSS score 7.1 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2023-02-26

Modified 2025-05-05

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-26607?

CVE-2023-26607 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.1 out of 10 , classified as an Out-of-bounds Read flaw (CWE-125) . CVE-2023-26607 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-26607?

CVE-2023-26607 has a CVSS score of 7.1 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-26607?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2023-26607. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2023-26607 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2023-26607 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)?

The product reads data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. View CWE-125 on MITRE CWE →