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Linux Linux — ksmbd: fix out-of-bound read in smb2_write
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
L L L N U H N H 7.1 .0059 45.6 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Linux e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9 – —
Linux 5.15 – 5.15.121
TIMELINE
Jul 24 Reserved by Linux
Aug 16 Published (CNA: Linux)
Aug 15 RESCORED — CVE-2023-3865 (Linux). CVSS 8.1 → 7.1 (NVD).
Description
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.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| July 24, 2023 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| August 16, 2025 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| August 15, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2023-3865 (Linux). CVSS 8.1 → 7.1 (NVD). |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 2 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| Linux | Linux | — | e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9 | — |
| Linux | Linux | — | 5.15 | 5.15.121 |
About this page
This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2023-3865 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Wednesday, August 19, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.