CVE-2023-54162

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: fix possible memory leak in smb2_lock() argv needs to be free when setup_async_work fails or when the current process is woken up.

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/11d38f8a0c19763e34d2093b5ecb640e012cb2d2
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6bf555ed8938444466c3d7f3252eb874a518f293
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bfe8372ef2dbdce97f13b21d76e2080ddeef5a79
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3ca9f7aeba793d74361d88a8800b2f205c9236b

Configurations

No configuration.

History

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Information

Published : 2025-12-30 12:15

Updated : 2026-08-04 11:16

NVD link : CVE-2023-54162

Mitre link : CVE-2023-54162

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-54162

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Products Affected

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CWE

No CWE.

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