CVE-2023-53377

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cifs: prevent use-after-free by freeing the cfile later In smb2_compound_op we have a possible use-after-free which can cause hard to debug problems later on. This was revealed during stress testing with KASAN enabled kernel. Fixing it by moving the cfile free call to a few lines below, after the usage.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

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/33f736187d08f6bc822117629f263b97d3df4165	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4fe07d55a5461e66a55fbefb57f85ff0facea32b	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b6353518ef8180816e863aa23b06456f395404d6	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d017880782cf71f8820ee4a2002843893176501d	Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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History

No history.

Information

Published : 2025-09-18 14:15

Updated : 2026-01-14 19:16

NVD link : CVE-2023-53377

Mitre link : CVE-2023-53377

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-53377

JSON object : View

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-416

Use After Free

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