CVE-2023-54203
- Published: 2025-12-30T13:16:08.420
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ksmbd: fix slab-out-of-bounds in init_smb2_rsp_hdr
When smb1 mount fails, KASAN detect slab-out-of-bounds in
init_smb2_rsp_hdr like the following one.
For smb1 negotiate(56bytes) , init_smb2_rsp_hdr() for smb2 is called.
The issue occurs while handling smb1 negotiate as smb2 server operations.
Add smb server operations for smb1 (get_cmd_val, init_rsp_hdr,
allocate_rsp_buf, check_user_session) to handle smb1 negotiate so that
smb2 server operation does not handle it.
[ 411.400423] CIFS: VFS: Use of the less secure dialect vers=1.0 is
not recommended unless required for access to very old servers
[ 411.400452] CIFS: Attempting to mount \192.168.45.139homes
[ 411.479312] ksmbd: init_smb2_rsp_hdr : 492
[ 411.479323] ==================================================================
[ 411.479327] BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in
init_smb2_rsp_hdr+0x1e2/0x1f4 [ksmbd]
[ 411.479369] Read of size 16 at addr ffff888488ed0734 by task kworker/14:1/199
[ 411.479379] CPU: 14 PID: 199 Comm: kworker/14:1 Tainted: G
OE 6.1.21 #3
[ 411.479386] Hardware name: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. Z10PA-D8
Series/Z10PA-D8 Series, BIOS 3801 08/23/2019
[ 411.479390] Workqueue: ksmbd-io handle_ksmbd_work [ksmbd]
[ 411.479425] Call Trace:
[ 411.479428]
[ 411.479432] dump_stack_lvl+0x49/0x63
[ 411.479444] print_report+0x171/0x4a8
[ 411.479452] ? kasan_complete_mode_report_info+0x3c/0x200
[ 411.479463] ? init_smb2_rsp_hdr+0x1e2/0x1f4 [ksmbd]
[ 411.479497] kasan_report+0xb4/0x130
[ 411.479503] ? init_smb2_rsp_hdr+0x1e2/0x1f4 [ksmbd]
[ 411.479537] kasan_check_range+0x149/0x1e0
[ 411.479543] memcpy+0x24/0x70
[ 411.479550] init_smb2_rsp_hdr+0x1e2/0x1f4 [ksmbd]
[ 411.479585] handle_ksmbd_work+0x109/0x760 [ksmbd]
[ 411.479616] ? _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x50/0x50
[ 411.479624] ? smb3_encrypt_resp+0x340/0x340 [ksmbd]
[ 411.479656] process_one_work+0x49c/0x790
[ 411.479667] worker_thread+0x2b1/0x6e0
[ 411.479674] ? process_one_work+0x790/0x790
[ 411.479680] kthread+0x177/0x1b0
[ 411.479686] ? kthread_complete_and_exit+0x30/0x30
[ 411.479692] ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30
[ 411.479702]
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How to fix CVE-2023-54203
Description: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: fix slab-out-of-bounds in init_smb2_rsp_hdr When smb1 mount fails, KASAN detect slab-out-of-bounds in init_smb2_rsp_hdr like the following one. For smb1 negotiate(56bytes) , init_smb2_rsp_hdr() for smb2 is called. The issue occurs while handling smb1 negotiate as smb2 server operations. Add smb server operations for smb1 (get_cmd_val, […]
Exploit Difficulty: HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public exploits: Rare or not public
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- Check if you're running the affected product
- Update to the latest patched version
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access
- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)
- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations
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