What is CVE-2023-45896?

CVE-2023-45896 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.1 out of 10. CVE-2023-45896 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-45896?

CVE-2023-45896 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-2023-45896?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2023-45896. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2023-45896 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-45896 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2023-45896

High

ntfs3 in the Linux kernel through 6.8.0 allows a physically proximate attacker to read kernel memory by mounting a filesystem (e.g., if a Linux distribution is configured to allow unprivileged mounts of removable media) and then leveraging local access to trigger an out-of-bounds read. A length value can be larger than the amount of memory allocated. NOTE: the supplier's perspective is that there is no vulnerability when an attack requires an attacker-modified filesystem image.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-08-28

Last modified 2026-04-15

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-276

CVE-2023-45896 is classified as CWE-276

See CWE-276 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2023-45896 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-6.5.11
Dfir
https://dfir.ru/2024/06/19/vulnerabilities-in-7-zip-and-ntfs3/
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=013ff63b649475f0ee134e2c8d0c8e65284ede50
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/013ff63b649475f0ee134e2c8d0c8e65284ede50
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2023-45896

Severity High

CVSS score 7.1 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-08-28

Modified 2026-04-15

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-45896?

CVE-2023-45896 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.1 out of 10 . CVE-2023-45896 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-45896?

CVE-2023-45896 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-2023-45896?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2023-45896. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2023-45896 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2023-45896 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.