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CVE-2023-52442

Published: 21/02/2024 Updated: 22/02/2024

Vulnerability Summary

This vulnerability allows remote malicious users to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of Linux Kernel. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability, but only systems with ksmbd enabled are vulnerable. The specific flaw exists within the handling of chained requests. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied requests prior to processing them. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the kernel.

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