CVE-2023-5178

Kernel: use after free in nvmet_tcp_free_crypto in nvme

State: Published
Severity: 8.8 High
Published: Nov 1, 2023
Updated: Oct 14, 2026
Reserved: Sep 25, 2023

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.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	8.8 High	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	redhat

Weaknesses

CWE-416 Use After Free

Affected Products

Product	Versions
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat	0:4.18.0-513.9.1.rt7.311.el8_9 and laterNot affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat	0:4.18.0-513.9.1.el8_9 and laterNot affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update SupportRed Hat	0:4.18.0-193.128.1.el8_2 and laterNot affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Telecommunications Update ServiceRed Hat	0:4.18.0-193.128.1.rt13.179.el8_2 and laterNot affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Telecommunications Update ServiceRed Hat	0:4.18.0-193.128.1.el8_2 and laterNot affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Update Services for SAP SolutionsRed Hat	0:4.18.0-193.128.1.el8_2 and laterNot affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Update Services for SAP SolutionsRed Hat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update SupportRed Hat	0:4.18.0-305.114.1.el8_4 and laterNot affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update ServiceRed Hat	0:4.18.0-305.114.1.rt7.190.el8_4 and laterNot affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update ServiceRed Hat	0:4.18.0-305.114.1.el8_4 and laterNot affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Update Services for SAP SolutionsRed Hat	0:4.18.0-305.114.1.el8_4 and laterNot affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Update Services for SAP SolutionsRed Hat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update SupportRed Hat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update SupportRed Hat	0:4.18.0-372.87.1.el8_6 and laterNot affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update SupportRed Hat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update SupportRed Hat	0:4.18.0-477.43.1.el8_8 and laterNot affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Red Hat	0:5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3 and laterNot affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Red Hat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Red Hat	0:5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3 and laterNot affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update SupportRed Hat	0:5.14.0-70.85.1.el9_0 and laterNot affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update SupportRed Hat	0:5.14.0-70.85.1.rt21.156.el9_0 and laterNot affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update SupportRed Hat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update SupportRed Hat	0:5.14.0-284.40.1.el9_2 and laterNot affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update SupportRed Hat	0:5.14.0-284.40.1.rt14.325.el9_2 and laterNot affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update SupportRed Hat
Red Hat Virtualization 4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat	0:4.18.0-372.87.1.el8_6 and laterNot affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Red Hat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Red Hat

References

RHSA-2023:7370vendor-advisory
RHSA-2023:7379vendor-advisory
RHSA-2023:7418vendor-advisory
RHSA-2023:7548vendor-advisory
RHSA-2023:7549vendor-advisory
RHSA-2023:7551vendor-advisory
RHSA-2023:7554vendor-advisory
RHSA-2023:7557vendor-advisory
RHSA-2023:7559vendor-advisory
RHSA-2024:0340vendor-advisory
RHSA-2024:0378vendor-advisory
RHSA-2024:0386vendor-advisory
RHSA-2024:0412vendor-advisory
RHSA-2024:0431vendor-advisory
RHSA-2024:0432vendor-advisory
RHSA-2024:0461vendor-advisory
RHSA-2024:0554vendor-advisory
RHSA-2024:0575vendor-advisory
RHSA-2024:1268vendor-advisory
RHSA-2024:1269vendor-advisory
RHSA-2024:1278vendor-advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5178vdb-entry
RHBZ#2241924issue-tracking
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-nvme/20231002105428.226515-1-sagi@grimberg.me/
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00005.html
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231208-0004/
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-794697.html
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-613116.html

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