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CVE-2023-5178

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CVE-2023-5178

Published: Nov 1, 2023

Modified: Mar 24, 2026

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

8.8

HIGH

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.

VendorProductVersions

Red Hat

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

unaffected
0:4.18.0-513.9.1.rt7.311.el8_9 - < *

Red Hat

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

unaffected
0:4.18.0-513.9.1.el8_9 - < *

Red Hat

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

All versions

Red Hat

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support

unaffected
0:4.18.0-193.128.1.el8_2 - < *

Red Hat

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Telecommunications Update Service

unaffected
0:4.18.0-193.128.1.rt13.179.el8_2 - < *

Red Hat

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Telecommunications Update Service

unaffected
0:4.18.0-193.128.1.el8_2 - < *

Red Hat

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions

unaffected
0:4.18.0-193.128.1.el8_2 - < *

Red Hat

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions

All versions

Red Hat

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support

unaffected
0:4.18.0-305.114.1.el8_4 - < *

Red Hat

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update Service

unaffected
0:4.18.0-305.114.1.rt7.190.el8_4 - < *

Red Hat

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update Service

unaffected
0:4.18.0-305.114.1.el8_4 - < *

Red Hat

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions

unaffected
0:4.18.0-305.114.1.el8_4 - < *

Red Hat

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions

All versions

Red Hat

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support

All versions

Red Hat

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support

unaffected
0:4.18.0-372.87.1.el8_6 - < *

Red Hat

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support

All versions

Red Hat

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support

unaffected
0:4.18.0-477.43.1.el8_8 - < *

Red Hat

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

unaffected
0:5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3 - < *

Red Hat

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

All versions

Red Hat

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

unaffected
0:5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3 - < *

Red Hat

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update Support

unaffected
0:5.14.0-70.85.1.el9_0 - < *

Red Hat

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update Support

unaffected
0:5.14.0-70.85.1.rt21.156.el9_0 - < *

Red Hat

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update Support

All versions

Red Hat

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support

unaffected
0:5.14.0-284.40.1.el9_2 - < *

Red Hat

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support

unaffected
0:5.14.0-284.40.1.rt14.325.el9_2 - < *

Red Hat

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support

All versions

Red Hat

Red Hat Virtualization 4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

unaffected
0:4.18.0-372.87.1.el8_6 - < *

Red Hat

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

All versions

Red Hat

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

All versions

Red Hat

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

All versions

Red Hat

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

All versions

Weaknesses (CWE)

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

References

RHSA-2023:7370
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
RHSA-2023:7379
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
RHSA-2023:7418
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
RHSA-2023:7548
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
RHSA-2023:7549
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
RHSA-2023:7551
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
RHSA-2023:7554
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
RHSA-2023:7557
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
RHSA-2023:7559
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
RHSA-2024:0340
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
RHSA-2024:0378
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
RHSA-2024:0386
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
RHSA-2024:0412
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
RHSA-2024:0431
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
RHSA-2024:0432
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
RHSA-2024:0461
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
RHSA-2024:0554
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
RHSA-2024:0575
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
RHSA-2024:1268
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
RHSA-2024:1269
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
RHSA-2024:1278
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
RHBZ#2241924
issue-tracking
x_refsource_REDHAT

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