An issue was discovered in net/ceph/messenger_v2.c in the Linux kernel before 6.4.5. There is an integer signedness error, leading to a buffer overflow and remote code execution via HELLO or one of the AUTH frames. This occurs because of an untrusted length taken from a TCP packet in ceph_decode_32.
CVE-2023-44466
Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2023-09-29. NVD baseline CVSS 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.
- High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 55%
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 8.8
- EG Score
- 8.8(medium)
- EPSS
- 98.9%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
September 29, 2023
Last Modified
June 17, 2026
References (10)
- cve@mitrehttps://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a282a2f10539dce2aa619e71e1817570d557fc97
- cve@mitrehttps://github.com/google/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-jg27-jx6w-xwph
- cve@mitrehttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a282a2f10539dce2aa619e71e1817570d557fc97
- cve@mitrehttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231116-0003/
- cve@mitrehttps://www.spinics.net/lists/ceph-devel/msg57909.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a282a2f10539dce2aa619e71e1817570d557fc97
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/google/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-jg27-jx6w-xwph
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a282a2f10539dce2aa619e71e1817570d557fc97
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231116-0003/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.spinics.net/lists/ceph-devel/msg57909.html
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2023-44466(4)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2023:5244Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- RHSA-2023:5069Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- RHSA-2023:4962Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- RHSA-2023:4789Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
Patch Availability(13)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | linux-tools-intel-iotg-edge (5.15.0.1043.49~20.04.33) @ focal | 2026-05-24 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-virtual-hwe-22.04-edge (6.2.0.36.36) @ lunar | 2026-05-24 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-tools-nvidia-hwe-22.04-edge (6.2.0.1011.13) @ jammy | 2026-05-24 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-tools-starfive (6.2.0.1009.10~22.04.2) @ jammy | 2026-05-24 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-virtual-hwe-20.04-edge (5.15.0.86.83) @ jammy | 2026-05-24 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-virtual-hwe-20.04-edge (5.15.0.86.96~20.04.44) @ focal | 2026-05-24 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-tools-raspi-nolpae (5.15.0.1040.38) @ jammy | 2026-05-24 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-tools-intel-iotg (5.15.0.1043.43) @ jammy | 2026-05-24 | ubuntu |
| redhat | kernel-0:4.18.0-477.27.1.el8_8 | 2023-09-19 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:5.14.0-284.30.1.el9_2 | 2023-09-12 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:4.18.0-305.103.1.el8_4 | 2023-09-05 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:5.14.0-70.70.1.el9_0 | 2023-08-29 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:4.18.0-372.70.1.el8_6 | 2023-08-29 | redhat |
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.
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(10)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
- Microsoft MSRCCVE-2023-444662023-10-03
An issue was discovered in net/ceph/messenger_v2.c in the Linux kernel before 6.4.5. There is an integer signedness error leading to a buffer overflow and remote code execution via HELLO or one of the AUTH frames. This occurs because of an untrusted length taken from a TCP packet in ceph_decode_32.
- Red HatRHSA-2023:4801IMPORTANT2023-09-29
RHSA-2023:4801 — Important
- UbuntuUSN-6416-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-6416-2MEDIUM
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-6416-3MEDIUM
Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-6445-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel (Intel IoTG) vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-6445-2MEDIUM
Linux kernel (Intel IoTG) vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-6464-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-6466-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-6520-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel (StarFive) vulnerabilities
Data Freshness Timeline
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- 2026-05-24 16:52 UTCVendor advisory
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