High severity8.1NVD Advisory· Published Dec 23, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-47940
CVE-2022-47940
Description
An issue was discovered in ksmbd in the Linux kernel 5.15 through 5.18 before 5.18.18. fs/ksmbd/smb2pdu.c lacks length validation in the non-padding case in smb2_write.
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References
4- cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.18.18nvdMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/158a66b245739e15858de42c0ba60fcf3de9b8e6nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/12/23/10nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
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