CVE-2023-5178

NameCVE-2023-5178
DescriptionA 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.
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
linux (PTS)buster4.19.249-2vulnerable
buster (security)4.19.289-2vulnerable
bullseye5.10.197-1vulnerable
bullseye (security)5.10.191-1vulnerable
bookworm6.1.55-1vulnerable
bookworm (security)6.1.52-1vulnerable
sid, trixie6.5.10-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
linuxsource(unstable)6.5.8-1

Notes

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2241924
https://git.kernel.org/linus/d920abd1e7c4884f9ecd0749d1921b7ab19ddfbd
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/15/1

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