CVE-2023-6356
Vulnerability Summary
Timeline
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 Metrics
- v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 6.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Trends
Current EPSS score: 1.46%• Percentile: 72%
Techniques & Countermeasures
- CWE-476•NULL Pointer Dereference
The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.
Affected Systems
- debian•linux
< 5.10.209-1 | < 6.1.76-1 | < 6.6.15-1 | < 6.6.15-1
- ubuntu•linux
< 5.4.0-176.196 | < 5.15.0-102.112
- ubuntu•linux-allwinner-5.19
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws
< 5.4.0-1122.132 | < 5.15.0-1057.63
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.0
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.11
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.13
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.15
< 5.15.0-1057.63~20.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.19
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.3
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.4
< 5.4.0-1122.132~18.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.8
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-6.2
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-6.5
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-fips
< 5.4.0-1122.132+fips1 | all | < 5.15.0-1057.63+fips1
- ubuntu•linux-azure
all | < 5.4.0-1127.134 | < 5.15.0-1060.69
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.11
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.13
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.15
< 5.15.0-1060.69~20.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.19
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.3
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.4
< 5.4.0-1127.134~18.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.8
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-6.2
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-6.5
< 6.5.0-1022.23~22.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-azure-edge
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-fde
all | < 5.15.0-1060.69.1 | all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-fde-5.19
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-fde-6.2
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-fde-6.8
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-fips
< 5.4.0-1127.134+fips1 | all | < 5.15.0-1060.69+fips1
- ubuntu•linux-bluefield
all | < 5.4.0-1082.89 | < 5.15.0-1040.42
- ubuntu•linux-fips
< 5.4.0-1096.106 | all | < 5.15.0-102.112+fips1
- ubuntu•linux-gcp
all | < 5.4.0-1126.135 | < 5.15.0-1055.63
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.11
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.13
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.15
< 5.15.0-1055.63~20.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.19
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.3
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.4
< 5.4.0-1126.135~18.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.8
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-6.2
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-6.5
< 6.5.0-1022.24~22.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-fips
< 5.4.0-1126.135+fips1 | all | < 5.15.0-1055.63+fips2
- ubuntu•linux-gke
all | < 5.15.0-1054.59
- ubuntu•linux-gke-4.15
all
- ubuntu•linux-gke-5.15
all
- ubuntu•linux-gke-5.4
all
- ubuntu•linux-gkeop
< 5.4.0-1089.93 | < 5.15.0-1040.46
- ubuntu•linux-gkeop-5.15
< 5.15.0-1040.46~20.04.1
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References (25)
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0723
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0724
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0725
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0881
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0897
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1248
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2094
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3810
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6356
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2254054
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00016.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240415-0002/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZFYW6R64GPLUOXSQBJI3JBUX3HGLAYPP/
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-6356
- https://lore.kernel.org/linux-nvme/CAK5usQupQgYoyav2itYADv2XVooMptqqswW8cTkuoMkRpjapwQ@mail.gmail.com/T/#t
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-6356
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6818-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6819-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6818-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6819-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6819-3
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6818-3
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6818-4
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6819-4
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-6356