vulnerability
VMware Photon OS: CVE-2023-38430
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:C) | Jul 17, 2023 | Jan 20, 2025 | Mar 25, 2026 |
Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:C)
Published
Jul 17, 2023
Added
Jan 20, 2025
Modified
Mar 25, 2026
Description
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 6.3.9. ksmbd does not validate the SMB request protocol ID, leading to an out-of-bounds read.
Solution
vmware-photon_os_update_tdnf
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