Buffer Overflow in Linux kernel (CVE-2023-52434)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2023-52434). Confidential information can be exposed externally.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
smb: client: fix potential OOBs in smb2_parse_contexts()
Validate offsets and lengths before dereferencing create contexts in
smb2_parse_contexts().
This fixes following oops when accessing invalid create contexts from
server:
BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ffff8881178d8cc3
#PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode
#PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page
PGD 4a01067 P4D 4a01067 PUD 0
Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI
CPU: 3 PID: 1736 Comm: mount.cifs Not tainted 6.7.0-rc4 #1
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS
rel-1.16.2-3-gd478f380-rebuilt.opensuse.org 04/01/2014
RIP: 0010:smb2_parse_contexts+0xa0/0x3a0 [cifs]
Code: f8 10 75 13 48 b8 93 ad 25 50 9c b4 11 e7 49 39 06 0f 84 d2 00
00 00 8b 45 00 85 c0 74 61 41 29 c5 48 01 c5 41 83 fd 0f 76 55 <0f> b7
7d 04 0f b7 45 06 4c 8d 74 3d 00 66 83 f8 04 75 bc ba 04 00
RSP: 0018:ffffc900007939e0 EFLAGS: 00010216
RAX: ffffc90000793c78 RBX: ffff8880180cc000 RCX: ffffc90000793c90
RDX: ffffc90000793cc0 RSI: ffff8880178d8cc0 RDI: ffff8880180cc000
RBP: ffff8881178d8cbf R08: ffffc90000793c22 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: ffff8880180cc000 R11: 0000000000000024 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 0000000000000020 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: ffffc90000793c22
FS: 00007f873753cbc0(0000) GS:ffff88806bc00000(0000)
knlGS:0000000000000000
CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: ffff8881178d8cc3 CR3…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
Auto-generated summary
Assembled by SecPulse from the source data (CVSS, CWE, affected versions) using templates — no AI involved. Check the original description and references below for exact details.
A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2023-52434 has been found in Linux kernel.
Confidential information can be exposed externally. CVSS score: 8.1/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2023-52434" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2023-52434 (Linux kernel) — CWE-119 / CVSS v3 8.1
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-119) exists in Linux kernel.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel.
Severity: High (CVSS 8.1/10). Confidential information can be exposed externally.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
-
1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Linux kernel を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
-
2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52434 linux Fixed in: 5.10.216-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52434 linux-hwe-edge
References
- advisory security.netapp.com
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- package git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web lists.debian.org