smb: client: fix use-after-free bug in cifs_debug_data_proc_show()
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 3 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: fix use-after-free bug in cifs_debug_data_proc_show() Skip SMB sessions that are being teared down (e.g. @ses->ses_status == SES_EXITING) in cifs_debug_data_proc_show() to avoid use-after-free in @ses. This fixes the following GPF when reading from /proc/fs/cifs/DebugData while mounting and umounting [ 816.251274] general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0x6b6b6b6b6b6b6d81: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI ... [ 816.260138] Call Trace: [ 816.260329] <TASK> [ 816.260499] ? die_addr+0x36/0x90 [ 816.260762] ? exc_general_protection+0x1b3/0x410 [ 816.261126] ? asm_exc_general_protection+0x26/0x30 [ 816.261502] ? cifs_debug_tcon+0xbd/0x240 [cifs] [ 816.261878] ? cifs_debug_tcon+0xab/0x240 [cifs] [ 816.262249] cifs_debug_data_proc_show+0x516/0xdb0 [cifs] [ 816.262689] ? seq_read_iter+0x379/0x470 [ 816.262995] seq_read_iter+0x118/0x470 [ 816.263291] proc_reg_read_iter+0x53/0x90 [ 816.263596] ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0x7f [ 816.263945] vfs_read+0x201/0x350 [ 816.264211] ksys_read+0x75/0x100 [ 816.264472] do_syscall_64+0x3f/0x90 [ 816.264750] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x6e/0xd8 [ 816.265135] RIP: 0033:0x7fd5e669d381
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 3.12.48 to before 3.13 | 3.13 | Patch available | CNA |
| Linux | Linux | 3.13 and later | 5.10.237, 5.15.181, 6.1.64, 6.5.13, 6.6.3, 6.7 | Patch available | CNA |
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 3.13
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.237, 5.15.181, 6.1.64, 6.5.13, 6.6.3, 6.7
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-52752
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c3wm-p2jr-8f5g
References
Patch 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2abdf136784b7edaec7ffe0f4b461b63f9c4c4de
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/336a066990bb3962c46daf574ace596bda9303ce
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/558817597d5fbd7af31f891b67b0fd20f0d047b7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89929ea46f9cc11ba66d2c64713aa5d5dc723b09
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ab6f842452ce2cae04209d4671ac6289d0aef8a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d328c09ee9f15ee5a26431f5aad7c9239fa85e62
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Sources
- CVE-2023-52752 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-52752 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c3wm-p2jr-8f5g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-52752 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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