Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 16, 2025· Updated Aug 19, 2025
ksmbd: fix wrong next length validation of ea buffer in smb2_set_ea()
CVE-2023-4130
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.
Affected products
2- Linux/Linuxv5Range: 5.15
Patches
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Vulnerability mechanics
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