CVE-2023-38428

Published: Jul 18, 2023Modified: Jun 17, 2026

9.1

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 5.2

Source: NVD

Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 6.3.4. fs/ksmbd/smb2pdu.c in ksmbd does not properly check the UserName value because it does not consider the address of security buffer, leading to an out-of-bounds read.

Affected (9)

Products: Linux: Linux Kernel · Netapp: H300s, H410s, H500s, H700s, Solidfire & Hci Management Node, Solidfire & Hci Storage Node

1 product

6 products

Solidfire & Hci Management Node

Solidfire & Hci Storage Node

Configuration A

3 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Linux Linux Kernel	From 5.15 to 5.15.113
Linux Linux Kernel	From 5.16 to 6.1.30
Linux Linux Kernel	From 6.2 to 6.3.4

Configuration B

6 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Netapp H300s	All versions
Netapp H410s	All versions
Netapp H500s	All versions
Netapp H700s	All versions
Netapp Solidfire & Hci Management Node	All versions
Netapp Solidfire & Hci Storage Node	All versions