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ksmbd: fix out-of-bound read in smb2_write

Type: advisorySources: OSV

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: fix out-of-bound read in smb2_write ksmbd_smb2_check_message doesn't validate hdr->NextCommand. If ->NextCommand is bigger than Offset + Length of smb2 write, It will allow oversized smb2 write length. It will cause OOB read in smb2_write.

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
5.15.121, 6.1.36, 6.3.10
CVEs
CVE-2023-3865
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
5 Nov 2026, 00:56 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

ksmbd: fix out-of-bound read in smb2_write

core-osv · Original source

Published 16 Aug 2025, 13:27 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: fix out-of-bound read in smb2_write ksmbd_smb2_check_message doesn't validate hdr->NextCommand. If ->NextCommand is bigger than Offset + Length of smb2 write, It will allow oversized smb2 write length. It will cause OOB read in smb2_write.

osv:CVE-2023-3865

Kernel

Fixed versions: 5.15.121, 6.1.36, 6.3.10

Complete source record
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