CVE-2023-39180

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux Kernel ksmbd (affected versions not specified)

Description A flaw was found in the handling of SMB2 READ commands in the kernel ksmbd module. The issue results from not releasing memory after its effective lifetime. An attacker can leverage this to create a denial-of-service condition on affected installations of Linux. Authentication is not required to exploit this issue, but only systems with ksmbd enabled are vulnerable.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.