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CVE-2023-5345

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-5345 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's SMB client component, specifically affecting Fedora and Linux kernel versions. This flaw allows a local attacker to achieve privilege escalation due to a double-free condition in smb3_fs_context_parse_param. It carries a high CVSS score of 7.8, indicating a low-complexity attack that can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 0.0, < 6.6CPE match
cpe:2.3:a:linux:kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 6.0.16, < 6.1.56CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 6.2, < 6.5.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.6:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.6:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.47%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
37.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0047 is in the 78th percentile among its peer group of 17,070 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (9)

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cbl2 kernel 5.15.135.1-2 on CBL Mariner 2.0Fixed in: 5.15.135.1-2
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: CBL Mariner 2.0 ARMFixed in: 5.15.135.1-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: CBL Mariner 2.0 ARMFixed in: 5.15.135.1-2
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cbl2 hyperv-daemons 5.15.135.1-1 on CBL Mariner 2.0Fixed in: 5.15.135.1-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: CBL Mariner 2.0 x64Fixed in: 5.15.135.1-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: CBL Mariner 2.0 x64Fixed in: 5.15.135.1-2
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: kernel-0:5.14.0-362.13.1.el9_3
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: kpatch-patch
View patch
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: kernel-rt

Vendor Advisories (3)

microsoft2023-Nov/CVE-2023-5345

CVE-2023-5345

Nov 14, 2023
microsoft2023-Oct/CVE-2023-5345Important

Use-after-free in Linux kernel's fs/smb/client component

Oct 10, 2023
redhatCVE-2023-5345Important

kernel: use-after-free vulnerability in the smb client component

Oct 2, 2023

References

packetstormsecurity.com / files/177029/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0100-1.html
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
git.kernel.org / pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit
Mailing ListPatch
kernel.dance / e6e43b8aa7cd3c3af686caf0c2e11819a886d705
Mailing ListPatch
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/[email protected]/message/GISYSL3F6WIEVGHJGLC2MFNTUXHPTKQH
Mailing List
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/[email protected]/message/GPMICQ2HVZO5UAM5KPXHAZKA2U3ZDOO6
Mailing List
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/[email protected]/message/V5PDNWPKAP3WL5RQZ4RIDS6MG32OHH5R
Mailing List