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CVE-2023-6606

high

Description

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.

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6606

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2094

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1404

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1248

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1188

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0897

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0881

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0725

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0723

https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-25-226-15

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00016.html

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00004.html

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2023-58829

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-794697.html

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-613116.html

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2253611

https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=218218

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2023-12-08

Updated: 2026-10-14

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.1

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

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00526