| Name | CVE-2023-5871 |
| Description | A flaw was found in libnbd, due to a malicious Network Block Device (NBD), a protocol for accessing Block Devices such as hard disks over a Network. This issue may allow a malicious NBD server to cause a Denial of Service. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 1055170 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| libnbd (PTS) | bullseye | 1.6.1-1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 1.14.2-1 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie | 1.20.3-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| libnbd | source | bullseye | (not affected) | |||
| libnbd | source | bookworm | (not affected) | |||
| libnbd | source | (unstable) | 1.18.1-1 | 1055170 |
[bookworm] - libnbd <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
[bullseye] - libnbd <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
https://lists.libguestfs.org/archives/list/guestfs@lists.libguestfs.org/thread/PFVUCMPFQUDC23JXSCUUPXIGDZ7XCFMD/
Introduced by: https://gitlab.com/nbdkit/libnbd/-/commit/20dadb0e10fc7236c763e3cf8c55fcc92ef28623 (v1.17.4)
Fixed by: https://gitlab.com/nbdkit/libnbd/-/commit/177308adb17e81fce7c0f2b2fcf655c5c0b6a4d6 (master)
Fixed by: https://gitlab.com/nbdkit/libnbd/-/commit/4451e5b61ca07771ceef3e012223779e7a0c7701 (stable-1.18)