SB2024050824 - Local denial of service in Linux kernel nvmet-tcp
Published: May 8, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024050824
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52454)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error within the nvmet_tcp_build_pdu_iovec() function in drivers/nvme/target/tcp.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee5e7632e981673f42a50ade25e71e612e543d9d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f775f2621c2ac5cc3a0b3a64665dad4fb146e510
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4cb3cf7177ae3666be7fb27d4ad4d72a295fb02d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2871aa407007f6f531fae181ad252486e022df42
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24e05760186dc070d3db190ca61efdbce23afc88
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70154e8d015c9b4fb56c1a2ef1fc8b83d45c7f68
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/efa56305908ba20de2104f1b8508c6a7401833be