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CVE-2023-1195 (GCVE-0-2023-1195)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-05-18 00:00 – Updated: 2025-03-18 18:38
VLAI
Summary
A use-after-free flaw was found in reconn_set_ipaddr_from_hostname in fs/cifs/connect.c in the Linux kernel. The issue occurs when it forgets to set the free pointer server->hostname to NULL, leading to an invalid pointer request.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-03-06 15:55 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a Kernel Affected: prior to kernel 6.1 rc3
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