CVE-2023-52434

smb: client: fix potential OOBs in smb2_parse_contexts()

HIGH
8
CVSS Score
Published: February 20, 2024 at 06:04 PM UTC
Updated: August 5, 2026 at 09:24 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsLinux KernelDebian Linux

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Severity
HIGH8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

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: 00000000181ca000 CR4: 0000000000750ef0 PKRU: 55555554 Call Trace: <TASK> ? __die+0x23/0x70 ? page_fault_oops+0x181/0x480 ? search_module_extables+0x19/0x60 ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5 ? exc_page_fault+0x1b6/0x1c0 ? asm_exc_page_fault+0x26/0x30 ? smb2_parse_contexts+0xa0/0x3a0 [cifs] SMB2_open+0x38d/0x5f0 [cifs] ? smb2_is_path_accessible+0x138/0x260 [cifs] smb2_is_path_accessible+0x138/0x260 [cifs] cifs_is_path_remote+0x8d/0x230 [cifs] cifs_mount+0x7e/0x350 [cifs] cifs_smb3_do_mount+0x128/0x780 [cifs] smb3_get_tree+0xd9/0x290 [cifs] vfs_get_tree+0x2c/0x100 ? capable+0x37/0x70 path_mount+0x2d7/0xb80 ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5 ? _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x44/0x60 __x64_sys_mount+0x11a/0x150 do_syscall_64+0x47/0xf0 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x6f/0x77 RIP: 0033:0x7f8737657b1e

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

3.7 ≤ v < 5.10.2113.7 ≤ v < 5.15.1503.7 ≤ v < 5.4.2773.7 ≤ v < 6.1.793.7 ≤ v < 6.6.83.7 ≤ v < 6.75.11 ≤ v < 5.15.1505.16 ≤ v ≤ 6.1.795.3 ≤ v < 5.4.2775.5 ≤ v < 5.10.2116.2 ≤ v < 6.6.86.7 rc16.7 rc26.7 rc36.7 rc46.7 rc5b8c32dbb0deb287a5fcb78251e4eae6c7275760d
Vendor states this is fixed in 13fb0fc4917621f3dfa285a27eaf7151d770b5e5 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 17a0f64cc02d4972e21c733d9f21d1c512963afa (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 1ae3c59355dc9882e09c020afe8ffbd895ad0f29 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6726429c18c62dbf5e96ebbd522f262e016553fb (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 890bc4fac3c0973a49cac35f634579bebba7fe48 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in af1689a9b7701d9907dfc84d2a4b57c4bc907144 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3.7 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.211 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.150 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.277 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.79 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.8 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.7 (unaffected)

References (8)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13fb0fc4917621f3dfa285a27eaf7151d770b5e5
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17a0f64cc02d4972e21c733d9f21d1c512963afa
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ae3c59355dc9882e09c020afe8ffbd895ad0f29
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6726429c18c62dbf5e96ebbd522f262e016553fb
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/890bc4fac3c0973a49cac35f634579bebba7fe48
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af1689a9b7701d9907dfc84d2a4b57c4bc907144
Mailing List
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250117-0009/

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119

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