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🛡️ CVE-2023-52741 — kernel

🔴 CVSS 9.8 — Critical ✅ No Known Exploit NVD
9.8
CVSS Score
0 Low4 Medium7 High9 Critical10

Description

cifs: Fix use-after-free in rdata->read_into_pages()

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

cifs: Fix use-after-free in rdata->read_into_pages()

When the network status is unstable, use-after-free may occur when

read data from the server.

BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in readpages_fill_pages+0x14c/0x7e0

Call Trace:

<TASK>

dump_stack_lvl+0x38/0x4c

print_report+0x16f/0x4a6

kasan_report+0xb7/0x130

readpages_fill_pages+0x14c/0x7e0

cifs_readv_receive+0x46d/0xa40

cifs_demultiplex_thread+0x121c/0x1490

kthread+0x16b/0x1a0

ret_from_fork+0x2c/0x50

</TASK>

Allocated by task 2535:

kasan_save_stack+0x22/0x50

kasan_set_track+0x25/0x30

__kasan_kmalloc+0x82/0x90

cifs_readdata_direct_alloc+0x2c/0x110

cifs_readdata_alloc+0x2d/0x60

cifs_readahead+0x393/0xfe0

read_pages+0x12f/0x470

page_cache_ra_unbounded+0x1b1/0x240

filemap_get_pages+0x1c8/0x9a0

filemap_read+0x1c0/0x540

cifs_strict_readv+0x21b/0x240

vfs_read+0x395/0x4b0

ksys_read+0xb8/0x150

do_syscall_64+0x3f/0x90

entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x72/0xdc

Freed by task 79:

kasan_save_stack+0x22/0x50

kasan_set_track+0x25/0x30

kasan_save_free_info+0x2e/0x50

__kasan_slab_free+0x10e/0x1a0

__kmem_cache_free+0x7a/0x1a0

cifs_readdata_release+0x49/0x60

process_one_work+0x46c/0x760

worker_thread+0x2a4/0x6f0

kthread+0x16b/0x1a0

ret_from_fork+0x2c/0x50

Last potentially related work creation:

kasan_save_stack+0x22/0x50

__kasan_record_aux_stack+0x95/0xb0

insert_work+0x2b/0x130

__queue_work+0x1fe/0x660

queue_work_on+0x4b/0x60

smb2_readv_callback+0x396/0x800

cifs_abort_connection+0x474/0x6a0

cifs_reconnect+0x5cb/0xa50

cifs_readv_from_socket.cold+0x22/0x6c

cifs_read_page_from_socket+0xc1/0x100

readpages_fill_pages.cold+0x2f/0x46

cifs_readv_receive+0x46d/0xa40

cifs_demultiplex_thread+0x121c/0x1490

kthread+0x16b/0x1a0

ret_from_fork+0x2c/0x50

The following function calls will cause UAF of the rdata pointer.

readpages_fill_pages

cifs_read_page_from_socket

cifs_readv_from_socket

cifs_reconnect

__cifs_reconnect

cifs_abort_connection

mid->callback() --> smb2_readv_callback

queue_work(&rdata->work) # if the worker completes first,

# the rdata is freed

cifs_readv_complete

kref_put

cifs_readdata_release

kfree(rdata)

return rdata->... # UAF in readpages_fill_pages()

Similarly, this problem also occurs in the uncache_fill_pages().

Fix this by adjusts the order of condition judgment in the return

statement.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

  • Attack vector: Network — reachable from anywhere that can route to the service.
  • Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
  • Privileges required: None — an unauthenticated stranger can try it.
  • User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
  • Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
  • Confidentiality impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
  • Integrity impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
  • Availability impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.

Affected software

CVE-2023-52741 is recorded against 2 packages.

  • kernel (from 5.16.0 up to 6.1.12)
  • linux-kernel

Timeline and source

Published on 21 May 2024 and last revised on 12 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. A vendor advisory or fix has been published. Record sourced from NVD.

References

git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
github.com (Advisory)
nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
git.kernel.org (Package)

Other advisories for this package

kernel has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:

CVE-2023-52741 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

Details

Severity Critical
CVSS Score 9.8
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source NVD
Published 2024-05-21
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-08-12

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
kernel 5.16.0 6.1.12
linux-kernel — —

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