What is CVE-2023-38428?

CVE-2023-38428 is a Critical severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.1 out of 10, classified as a Out-of-bounds Read flaw (CWE-125). CVE-2023-38428 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-38428?

CVE-2023-38428 has a CVSS score of 9.1 out of 10, rated Critical severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-38428?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2023-38428. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2023-38428 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-38428 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-2023-38428

Critical

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 6.3.4. fs/ksmbd/smb2pdu.c in ksmbd does not properly check the UserName value because it does not consider the address of security buffer, leading to an out-of-bounds read.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2023-07-18

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

9.1

out of 10

Critical

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-125

CVE-2023-38428 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-2023-38428 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel.org
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.3.4

Release Notes
Security
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230831-0001/

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/fs/ksmbd?id=f0a96d1aafd8964e1f9955c830a3e5cb3c60a90f
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2023-38428

Severity Critical

CVSS score 9.1 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2023-07-18

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-38428?

CVE-2023-38428 is a Critical severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.1 out of 10 , classified as an Out-of-bounds Read flaw (CWE-125) . CVE-2023-38428 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-38428?

CVE-2023-38428 has a CVSS score of 9.1 out of 10, rated Critical severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-38428?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2023-38428. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2023-38428 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2023-38428 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 →