CVE-2023-6610: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · Out-of-bounds Read
Affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.1 High.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 37% 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:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 8 Dec 2023
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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.
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0723 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0724 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0725 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0881 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0897 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1248 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1404 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2094 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6610 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=218219 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2253614 (opens in a new tab)