CVE-2023-53399
kernel: ksmbd: fix NULL pointer dereference in smb2_get_info_filesystem()
Severity
UnknownRed Hat Product Security
CVSS
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Published · September 18, 2025
Updated · October 30, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ksmbd: fix NULL pointer dereference in smb2_get_info_filesystem()
If share is , share->path is NULL and it cause NULL pointer dereference issue.
Statement
This vulnerability does not impact Red Hat Enterprise Linux as the in-kernel SMB server (ksmbd) is neither built nor enabled in Red Hat kernels. Red Hat provides SMB network file sharing services exclusively via userspace Samba packages. Consequently, supported Red Hat environments do not include the affected module and are not exposed to this denial of service flaw.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CWE not specified