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CVE-2023-6610: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · Out-of-bounds Read

Affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.1 High.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 12:29 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.1High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 36% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 8 Dec 2023

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

Organizations should prioritize applying official patches from Red Hat as soon as they become available to address CVE-2023-6610. Until patches are deployed, restrict local system access to trusted personnel only, employing strict user account management and monitoring for unusual activity. Implement kernel-level security modules such as SELinux or AppArmor to limit the SMB2 client's capabilities and contain potential exploitation. Regularly audit and harden SMB configurations to minimize unnecessary SMB client usage. Employ system integrity monitoring and kernel crash detection tools to quickly identify exploitation attempts. Additionally, consider isolating critical systems to reduce the risk of local attacker presence and enforce multi-factor authentication for all local accounts to reduce the likelihood of unauthorized access. Maintain up-to-date backups and incident response plans to mitigate the impact of potential denial-of-service conditions.

Description

An out-of-bounds read vulnerability was found in smb2_dump_detail in fs/smb/client/smb2ops.c in the Linux Kernel. This issue could allow a local attacker to crash the system or leak internal kernel information.

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