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Linux Linux — ksmbd: fix wrong next length validation of ea buffer in smb2_set_ea()
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
L L L N U N N H 5.5 .0048 39.7 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Linux e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9 – —
Linux 5.15 – 5.15.127
TIMELINE
Aug 3 Reserved by Linux
Aug 16 Published (CNA: Linux)
Aug 15 RESCORED — CVE-2023-4130 (Linux). CVSS 8.1 → 5.5 (NVD).
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ksmbd: fix wrong next length validation of ea buffer in smb2_set_ea()
There are multiple smb2_ea_info buffers in FILE_FULL_EA_INFORMATION request
from client. ksmbd find next smb2_ea_info using ->NextEntryOffset of
current smb2_ea_info. ksmbd need to validate buffer length Before
accessing the next ea. ksmbd should check buffer length using buf_len,
not next variable. next is the start offset of current ea that got from
previous ea.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| August 3, 2023 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| August 16, 2025 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| August 15, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2023-4130 (Linux). CVSS 8.1 → 5.5 (NVD). |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 2 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| Linux | Linux | — | e2f34481b24db2fd634b5edb0a5bd0e4d38cc6e9 | — |
| Linux | Linux | — | 5.15 | 5.15.127 |
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