The vulnerability of the ksmbd_nl_policy() function in the implementation of the SMB (Server Message Block) protocol within the in-core CIFS/SMB3-server ksmbd server of the Linux operating system allows a attacker to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of the protected information.

The vulnerability of the ksmbdnlpolicy function in the fs/smb/server/transportipc.c module, which is part of the Server Message Block network protocol implementation in the ksmbd server kernel of the Linux operating system, relates to memory reading beyond the allocated buffer. Exploiting this...