PT-2023-7941
CVE-2023-6535
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Published
2023-12-11
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Updated
2026-10-18
Description by
CVSS 4.0
8.7
HighMetricsAV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's NVMe driver, which may allow an unauthenticated malicious actor to send crafted TCP packages when using NVMe over TCP. This can lead to a NULL pointer dereference in the NVMe driver, causing kernel panic and a denial of service. The issue is related to the function
nvmet tcp execute request() in the module drivers/nvme/target/tcp.c of the NVMe driver.Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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