CVE-2023-52752: smb: client: fix use-after-free bug in cifs_debug_data_proc_show()
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2023-52752 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Use After Free vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 15.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 7.8, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
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Timeline
- 21-05-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb: client: fix use-after-free bug in cifs_debug_data_proc_show() Skip SMB sessions that are being teared down (e.g. @ses->ses_status == SES_EXITING) in cifs_debug_data_proc_show() to avoid use-after-free in @ses. This fixes the following GPF when reading from /proc/fs/cifs/DebugData while mounting and umounting [ 816.251274] general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0x6b6b6b6b6b6b6d81: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI ... [ 816.260138] Call Trace: [ 816.260329] <TASK> [ 816.260499] ? die_addr+0x36/0x90 [ 816.260762] ? exc_general_protection+0x1b3/0x410 [ 816.261126] ? asm_exc_general_protection+0x26/0x30 [ 816.261502] ? cifs_debug_tcon+0xbd/0x240 [cifs] [ 816.261878] ? cifs_debug_tcon+0xab/0x240 [cifs] [ 816.262249] cifs_debug_data_proc_show+0x516/0xdb0 [cifs] [ 816.262689] ? seq_read_iter+0x379/0x470 [ 816.262995] seq_read_iter+0x118/0x470 [ 816.263291] proc_reg_read_iter+0x53/0x90 [ 816.263596] ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0x7f [ 816.263945] vfs_read+0x201/0x350 [ 816.264211] ksys_read+0x75/0x100 [ 816.264472] do_syscall_64+0x3f/0x90 [ 816.264750] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x6e/0xd8 [ 816.265135] RIP: 0033:0x7fd5e669d381
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVDNIST7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.25%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
16%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.25% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Ubuntu116 products
- linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 4.4.0-257.291 | < 4.15.0-227.239 | < 5.4.0-192.212 | < 5.15.0-117.127
- linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws< 4.4.0-1134.140 | < 4.4.0-1172.187 | < 4.15.0-1170.183 | < 5.4.0-1130.140 | < 5.15.0-1066.72
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Suse3 products
- kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_4&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP6< 2-150600.13.6.1
- kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_2&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP6< 2-150600.1.6.1
- kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_3&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP6< 2-150600.2.1
Debian2 products
- linux< 6.1.64-1 | < 6.6.8-1
- debian_linuxEOL11.0
Linux2 products
- linux≥ 7f48558e6489d032b1584b0cc9ac4bb11072c034, < 2abdf136784b7edaec7ffe0f4b461b63f9c4c4de | ≥ 7f48558e6489d032b1584b0cc9ac4bb11072c034, < 336a066990bb3962c46daf574ace596bda9303ce | ≥ 7f48558e6489d032b1584b0cc9ac4bb11072c034, < 558817597d5fbd7af31f891b67b0fd20f0d047b7 | ≥ 7f48558e6489d032b1584b0cc9ac4bb11072c034, < 89929ea46f9cc11ba66d2c64713aa5d5dc723b09 | ≥ 7f48558e6489d032b1584b0cc9ac4bb11072c034, < 0ab6f842452ce2cae04209d4671ac6289d0aef8a | ≥ 7f48558e6489d032b1584b0cc9ac4bb11072c034, < d328c09ee9f15ee5a26431f5aad7c9239fa85e62 | a67172a013953664b1dad03c648200c70b90506c | ≥ 3.12.48, < 3.13 | 3.13
- linux_kernel< 5.10.237 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.181 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.64 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.5.13 | ≥ 6.6, < 6.6.3
4 vendors · 123 products