CVE-2023-54250

HIGHPre-NVD 8.28.2—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 8.2 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2025-12-30. the CNA's CVSS baseline 8.2; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cna:linux, epss, ghsa
8.2EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.2Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ksmbd: avoid out of bounds access in decode_preauth_ctxt()

Confirm that the accessed pneg_ctxt->HashAlgorithms address sits within the SMB request boundary; deassemble_neg_contexts() only checks that the eight byte smb2_neg_context header + (client controlled) DataLength are within the packet boundary, which is insufficient.

Checking for sizeof(struct smb2_preauth_neg_context) is overkill given that the type currently assumes SMB311_SALT_SIZE bytes of trailing Salt.

CVSS v3
8.2
EG Score
8.2(medium)
EG Risk
42(Track)
EG Risk 42/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity82% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
40%
KEV
Not listed

Published

December 30, 2025

Last Modified

August 5, 2026

Advisory Details (4)

Auto-updated Aug 4, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

ksmbd: avoid out of bounds access in decode_preauth_ctxt() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7067a446264a7514fa1cfaa4052cdb6803bc6a2
generic

ksmbd: avoid out of bounds access in decode_preauth_ctxt() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f02edb9debbd36f44efa7567031485892c7df60d
generic

ksmbd: avoid out of bounds access in decode_preauth_ctxt() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2f6ded41bec1d3be643c80a5eb97f1680309001
generic

ksmbd: avoid out of bounds access in decode_preauth_ctxt() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/39f5b4b313b445c980a2a295bed28228c29228ed

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2023-54250(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
linuxKernel @ 5.15.145—osv

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(3 across 3 ecosystems)
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux—6.1.25-1—
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux—6.1.25-1—
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux—6.1.25-1—

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 28× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2023-54250?
CVE-2023-54250 is a high vulnerability published on December 30, 2025. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: avoid out of bounds access in decodepreauthctxt() Confirm that the accessed pneg_ctxt->HashAlgorithms address sits within the SMB request boundary; deassemblenegcontexts() only checks that the eight byte smb2negcontext…
When was CVE-2023-54250 disclosed?
CVE-2023-54250 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on December 30, 2025, with the most recent update on August 5, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2023-54250 actively exploited?
CVE-2023-54250 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 60.2% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-54250?
CVE-2023-54250 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 8.2 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2023-54250?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2023-54250, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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