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CVE-2023-1195

MEDIUM CVSS: 5.5 Published: 2023-05-18 Modified: 2026-06-17

Description

A use-after-free flaw was found in reconn_set_ipaddr_from_hostname in fs/cifs/connect.c in the Linux kernel. The issue occurs when it forgets to set the free pointer server->hostname to NULL, leading to an invalid pointer request.

Affected Platforms

Linux Linux Kernel

Weakness Type

CWE-416, CWE-416

References