CVE-2023-6606
High
CVE-2023-6606
An out-of-bounds read vulnerability was found in smbCalcSize in fs/smb/client/netmisc.c in the Linux Kernel. This issue could allow a local attacker to crash the system or leak internal kernel information.
Exploit probability
0.5%
Published
December 8, 2023
Required by
Not available
Last source change
March 15, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2023-6606
View original source
An out-of-bounds read vulnerability was found in smbCalcSize in fs/smb/client/netmisc.c in the Linux Kernel. This issue could allow a local attacker to crash the system or leak internal kernel information.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0723
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0725
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0881
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0897
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1188
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1248
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1404
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2094
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6606
- https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=218218
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2253611
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00004.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00016.html