ntfs3 in the Linux kernel through 6.8.0 allows a physically proximate attacker to read…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
ntfs3 in the Linux kernel through 6.8.0 allows a physically proximate attacker to read kernel memory by mounting a filesystem (e.g., if a Linux distribution is configured to allow unprivileged mounts of removable media) and then leveraging local access to trigger an out-of-bounds read. A length value can be larger than the amount of memory allocated. NOTE: the supplier's perspective is that there is no vulnerability when an attack requires an attacker-modified filesystem image.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-45896
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9477-m2w2-6wg3
References
Other 4
- https://dfir.ru/2024/06/19/vulnerabilities-in-7-zip-and-ntfs3/
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.5.11
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=013ff63b649475f0ee134e2c8d0c8e65284ede50
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/013ff63b649475f0ee134e2c8d0c8e65284ede50
Sources
- CVE-2023-45896 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-45896 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9477-m2w2-6wg3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-45896 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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