CVE-2023-53794

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cifs: fix session state check in reconnect to avoid use-after-free issue Don't collect exiting session in smb2_reconnect_server(), because it will be released soon. Note that the exiting session will stay in server->smb_ses_list until it complete the cifs_free_ipc() and logoff() and then delete itself from the list.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/759ffc164d95a32c09528766d74d9b4fb054e8f4
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e4f5c3f01fb0e51ca438e43262d858daf9a0a76
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/99f280700b4cc02d5f141b8d15f8e9fad0418f65

Configurations

No configuration.

History

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Information

Published : 2025-12-09 01:16

Updated : 2026-08-04 10:19

NVD link : CVE-2023-53794

Mitre link : CVE-2023-53794

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-53794

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Products Affected

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CWE

No CWE.

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