High severity · published Feb 7, 2024
CVE-2023-6356
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's NVMe driver
7.5
CVSS
1.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's NVMe driver. This issue may allow an unauthenticated malicious actor to send a set of crafted TCP packages when using NVMe over TCP, leading the NVMe driver to a NULL pointer dereference in the NVMe driver and causing kernel panic and a denial of service.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.5% · higher than 73% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
5.0 before 5.4.268; 5.5 before 5.10.209; 5.11 before 5.15.148; 5.16 before 6.1.75; 6.2 before 6.6.14; 6.7 before 6.7.2 · source: NVD
CL
Codeready Linux Builder Eus · Redhat
8.6; 9.2 · source: NVD
CL
Codeready Linux Builder Eus For Power Little Endian Eus · Redhat
8.6_ppc64le; 9.2_ppc64le · source: NVD
CL
Codeready Linux Builder For Arm64 Eus · Redhat
8.6_aarch64; 9.2_aarch64 · source: NVD
CL
Codeready Linux Builder For Ibm Z Systems Eus · Redhat
9.2_s390x · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
10.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux · Redhat
8.0; 9.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Eus · Redhat
8.6; 9.2 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux For Arm 64 Eus · Redhat
8.6_aarch64; 9.2_aarch64 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems Eus · Redhat
8.6_s390x; 9.2_s390x · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian Eus · Redhat
8.6_ppc64le; 9.2_ppc64le · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux For Real Time · Redhat
9.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6356
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-6356
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0723
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0724
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0725
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0881
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0897
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1248
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