CVE-2023-44466

kernel: buffer overflow in ceph file net/ceph/messenger_v2.c

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Severity

Important

Red Hat Product Security

8.8

CVSS 3.1

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Published · September 29, 2023

Updated · November 21, 2025

Description

An flaw was found in net/ceph/messenger_v2.c in the Linux Kernel. An integer signing error leads to a buffer overflow and remote code execution via HELLO or one of the AUTH frames. This issue occurs due to an untrusted length taken from a TCP packet in ceph_decode_32.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 8.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer