CVE-2023-6121

NameCVE-2023-6121
DescriptionAn out-of-bounds read vulnerability was found in the NVMe-oF/TCP subsystem in the Linux kernel. This flaw allows a remote attacker to send a crafted TCP packet, triggering a heap-based buffer overflow that results in kmalloc data to be printed (and potentially leaked) to the kernel ring buffer (dmesg).
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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, trixie6.5.10-1vulnerable

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

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
linuxsource(unstable)(unfixed)

Notes

https://lore.kernel.org/linux-nvme/b58a2dc6-cc8f-4d19-9efe-e1d5b4505efc@nvidia.com/T/
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-nvme/CAK5usQvxAyC3LJ4OnqerS1P0JpbfFr9uRZmq6Jb4QhaB7AQCoQ@mail.gmail.com/T/
https://git.kernel.org/linus/1c22e0295a5eb571c27b53c7371f95699ef705ff (6.7-rc3)

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