CVE-2023-5178

Public on 2023-10-16
Modified on 2024-04-23
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-oF/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 in case that the attacker already has local privileges.
Severity
Important severity
Important
CVSS v3 Base Score
8.8
See breakdown

Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 1 kernel Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.4 Extra kernel Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2 - Core kernel Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.15 Extra kernel Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.10 Extra kernel 2023-09-27 ALAS2KERNEL-5.10-2023-040 Fixed
Amazon Linux 2023 kernel Not Affected

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD CVSSv3 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H