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CVE-2023-32255 Details

ANALYZED

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Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's ksmbd component. A memory leak can occur if a client sends a session setup request with an unknown NTLMSSP message type, potentially leading to resource exhaustion.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

VolerionCVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CNA: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.3 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-32255	[email protected]	AdvisoryNot Applicable
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2385884	[email protected]	Issue TrackingTechnical DescriptionVendor
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6d7cb549c2ca20e1f07593f15e936fd54b763028	[email protected]	Source Code
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-703/	[email protected]	AdvisoryRemedy

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-772	Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
Linux kernel	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:o:kernel:linux_kernel:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:kernel:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::endpoint_security_linux_threat_prevention::* cpe:2.3:a:linux:linux_kernel:::::::: Remediation Patch:moderate efforthttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6d7cb549c2ca20e1f07593f15e936fd54b763028

Change History

5 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 30, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jun 25, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	CISA-ADP
Aug 2, 2025	New CVE Received	[email protected]