CVE-2023-5178

CVE Details

Release Date:

2023-10-15

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.

See more information about CVE-2023-5178 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v3.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	9.8	Base Metrics:	AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Access Vector:	Network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	None	User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Unchanged	Confidentiality Impact:	High
Integrity Impact:	High	Availability Impact:	High

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2023-13044	2023-12-13
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek-container)	ELSA-2023-13048	2023-12-14
Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel)	ELSA-2023-7549	2023-12-01
Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2023-13043	2023-12-13
Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2023-13044	2023-12-13
Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel-uek-container)	ELSA-2023-13049	2023-12-14
Oracle Linux version 9 (kernel)	ELSA-2024-0461	2024-03-07
Oracle Linux version 9 (kernel)	ELSA-2024-12094	2024-01-26
Oracle Linux version 9 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2023-13043	2023-12-13

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