CVE-2024-0565
Kernel: cifs filesystem decryption improper input validation remote code execution vulnerability in function receive_encrypted_standard of client
No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 80th percentile. A vendor fix is available.
What to do
The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.
What it is
From the CVE record
An out-of-bounds memory read flaw was found in receive_encrypted_standard in fs/smb/client/smb2ops.c in the SMB Client sub-component in the Linux Kernel. This issue occurs due to integer underflow on the memcpy length, leading to a denial of service.
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.
- EPSS
2.0% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 80th percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
10 events over 938 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- Patch availableworkaround available, record updated
- OpenVAS check added
- Patch availableworkaround available, record updated
- Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped
Affected products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Operating Systems / linux-distro
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update SupportOperating Systems / linux-distro
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update SupportOperating Systems / linux-distro
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update SupportOperating Systems / linux-distro
- Red Hat Virtualization 4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Operating Systems / linux-distro
- RHOL-5.7-RHEL-8Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Technical detail
CVSS 3.1 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Scored 6.8 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector AdjacentRequires access to the local network (e.g. same Wi-Fi, Bluetooth)
- Attack Complexity HighRequires specific conditions like a race condition or non-default configuration
- Privileges Required LowRequires basic user-level privileges
- User Interaction RequiredA user must click a link, open a file, or perform some action
Scope
- Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
- Integrity HighTotal loss of integrity — attacker can modify any data in the component
- Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable
Weaknesses
ATT&CK techniques
Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.
- Initial AccessT1190Exploit Public-Facing Applicationmedium confidence
Sources
References in the record
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1188
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1404
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1532
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