CVE-2023-6121
Apache/Linux kernel NVMe-oF/TCP Out-of-Bounds Read Buffer Overflow
Description
An out-of-bounds read vulnerability was found in the NVMe-oF/TCP subsystem in the Linux kernel. This issue may allow a remote attacker to send a crafted TCP packet, triggering a heap-based buffer overflow that results in kmalloc data being printed and potentially leaked to the kernel ring buffer (dmesg).
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 16, 2023, 3:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 8:43 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
1.4
Exploitability Score :
2.8
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CVE-2023-6121 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2394 Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2950 Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3138 Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6121 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2250043 Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00005.html -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00005.html -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 29, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 22, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2950 [No types assigned] Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3138 [No types assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 22, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 30, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2394 [No types assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 11, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00005.html [No types assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 20, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description An 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). An out-of-bounds read vulnerability was found in the NVMe-oF/TCP subsystem in the Linux kernel. This issue may allow a remote attacker to send a crafted TCP packet, triggering a heap-based buffer overflow that results in kmalloc data being printed and potentially leaked to the kernel ring buffer (dmesg). -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 28, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6121 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6121 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2250043 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2250043 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-125 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Received by [email protected]
Nov. 16, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description An 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). Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6121 [No types assigned] Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2250043 [No types assigned] Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-125 Added CVSS V3.1 Red Hat, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-6121 is
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2023-6121
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Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.27 }} -0.04%
score
0.67294
percentile