#VU120741 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-54250
Published: December 30, 2025 / Updated: December 31, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120741
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-54250
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read error within the assemble_neg_contexts() and deassemble_neg_contexts() functions in fs/ksmbd/smb2pdu.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/39f5b4b313b445c980a2a295bed28228c29228ed
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2f6ded41bec1d3be643c80a5eb97f1680309001
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7067a446264a7514fa1cfaa4052cdb6803bc6a2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f02edb9debbd36f44efa7567031485892c7df60d
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2.12