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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2023-32246

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: call rcu_barrier() in ksmbd_server_exit() racy issue is triggered the bug by racing between closing a connection and rmmod. In ksmbd, rcu_barrier() is not called at module unload time, so nothing prevents ksmbd from getting unloaded while it still has RCU callbacks pending. It leads to trigger unintended execution of kernel code locally and use to defeat protections such as Kernel Lockdown

Products
linux
Affected versions
6.1.27-1
Fixed versions
6.1.37-1, 6.3.7-1
CVEs
CVE-2023-32246
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
1 Nov 2026, 15:33 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2023-32246

core-osv · Original source

Published 16 Aug 2025, 14:15 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: call rcu_barrier() in ksmbd_server_exit() racy issue is triggered the bug by racing between closing a connection and rmmod. In ksmbd, rcu_barrier() is not called at module unload time, so nothing prevents ksmbd from getting unloaded while it still has RCU callbacks pending. It leads to trigger unintended execution of kernel code locally and use to defeat protections such as Kernel Lockdown

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2023-32246

linux

Fixed versions: 6.1.37-1

linux

Fixed versions: 6.3.7-1

linux

Fixed versions: 6.3.7-1

Complete source record
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