CVE-2023-5178

critical

Description

A use-after-free vulnerability was found in drivers/nvme/target/tcp.c` in `nvmet_tcp_free_crypto` due to a logical bug in the NVMe/TCP subsystem in the Linux kernel. This issue may allow a malicious user to cause a use-after-free and double-free problem, which may permit remote code execution or lead to local privilege escalation.

References

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231208-0004/

https://lore.kernel.org/linux-nvme/[email protected]/

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00005.html

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2241924

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5178

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1278

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1269

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1268

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0575

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0554

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0461

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0432

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0431

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0412

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0386

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0378

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0340

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7559

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7557

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7554

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7551

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7549

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7548

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7418

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7379

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7370

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2023-11-01

Updated: 2024-04-03

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical