VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2023-5178

CVSS score8.8 HIGH
EPSS probability9.62%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2023-11-01
Last modified2026-10-14
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

  • secalert@redhat.com: CWE-416
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-416

Primary references