7.5
HIGH
CVE-2023-6535
Linux Kernel NVMe Driver TCP NULL Pointer Dereference DoS Vulnerability
Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's NVMe driver. This issue may allow an unauthenticated malicious actor to send a set of crafted TCP packages when using NVMe over TCP, leading the NVMe driver to a NULL pointer dereference in the NVMe driver, causing kernel panic and a denial of service.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 7, 2024, 9:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 8:44 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-6535 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat enterprise_linux
2 Redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus
3 Redhat enterprise_linux_server_tus
4 Redhat enterprise_linux_eus
5 Redhat virtualization_host
6 Redhat enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_eus
7 Redhat enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian_eus
8 Redhat enterprise_linux_server_for_power_little_endian_update_services_for_sap_solutions
9 Redhat enterprise_linux_for_real_time
10 Redhat enterprise_linux_for_real_time_for_nfv
11 Redhat codeready_linux_builder_eus
12 Redhat codeready_linux_builder_eus_for_power_little_endian_eus
13 Redhat codeready_linux_builder_for_arm64_eus
14 Redhat codeready_linux_builder_for_ibm_z_systems_eus
15 Redhat enterprise_linux_for_arm_64_eus
1 Linux linux_kernel
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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-2024:0723
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0724
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0725
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0881
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0897
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1248
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2094
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3810
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6535
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2254053
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00016.html
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240415-0003/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240415-0003/
    Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00016.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 08, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2094 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 25, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00016.html [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 12, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3810 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 23, 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. 25, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240415-0003/ [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 12, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1248 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 20, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0881 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0897 [No types assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 15, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0723 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0723 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0724 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0724 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0725 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0725 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6535 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6535 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2254053 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2254053 Issue Tracking
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:codeready_linux_builder_eus:8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:codeready_linux_builder_eus:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:codeready_linux_builder_eus_for_power_little_endian_eus:8.6_ppc64le:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:codeready_linux_builder_eus_for_power_little_endian_eus:9.2_ppc64le:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:codeready_linux_builder_for_arm64_eus:8.6_aarch64:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:codeready_linux_builder_for_arm64_eus:9.2_aarch64:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:codeready_linux_builder_for_ibm_z_systems_eus:9.2_s390x:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_arm_64_eus:8.6_aarch64:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_arm_64_eus:9.2_aarch64:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_eus:8.6_s390x:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_eus:9.2_s390x:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian_eus:8.6_ppc64le:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian_eus:9.2_ppc64le:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_real_time:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_real_time_for_nfv:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_for_power_little_endian_update_services_for_sap_solutions:8.6_ppc64le:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_for_power_little_endian_update_services_for_sap_solutions:9.2_ppc64le:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization_host:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Feb. 07, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's NVMe driver. This issue may allow an unauthenticated malicious actor to send a set of crafted TCP packages when using NVMe over TCP, leading the NVMe driver to a NULL pointer dereference in the NVMe driver, causing kernel panic and a denial of service.
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0723 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0724 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0725 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6535 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2254053 [No types assigned]
    Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-476
    Added CVSS V3.1 Red Hat, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.10 }} -0.04%

score

0.42124

percentile

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