Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2023-54250

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: avoid out of bounds access in decode_preauth_ctxt() Confirm that the accessed pneg_ctxt->HashAlgorithms address sits within the SMB request boundary; deassemble_neg_contexts() only checks that the eight byte smb2_neg_context header + (client controlled) DataLength are within the packet boundary, which is insufficient. Checking for sizeof(struct smb2_preauth_neg_context) is overkill given that the type currently assumes SMB311_SALT_SIZE bytes of trailing Salt.

EPSS: 0.002 (6.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

  • Linux — versions e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9, 5.15, 0

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-54250?
CVE-2023-54250 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2025-12-30.
How severe is CVE-2023-54250?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.