CVE-2023-5178

Updated: 2025-08-20 00:08:40.122764

Description:

A use-after-free vulnerability was found in drivers/nvme/target/tcp.c` in `nvmet_tcp_free_crypto` due to a logical bug in the NVMe/TCP subsystem in the Linux kernel. This issue may allow a malicious user to cause a use-after-free and double-free problem, which may permit remote code execution or lead to local privilege escalation.


Links NIST CIRCL RHEL Ubuntu

Severity

Severity Score
CVSS Version 2.x 0.0
CVSS Version 3.x HIGH 8.8

Status

OS name Project name Version Score Severity Status Errata Last updated

Statement

AlmaLinux 9.2 ESU kernel 5.14.0 8.8 HIGH Released CLSA-2024:1712570434 2024-04-08 10:43:25
CentOS 6 ELS kernel 2.6.32 8.8 HIGH Not Vulnerable 2023-12-26 13:10:07
CentOS 7 ELS kernel 3.10.0 8.8 HIGH Not Vulnerable 2024-07-02 11:21:27
CentOS 8.4 ELS kernel 4.18.0 8.8 HIGH Released CLSA-2023:1701963303 2023-12-07 13:10:16
CentOS 8.5 ELS kernel 4.18.0 8.8 HIGH Released CLSA-2023:1701962635 2023-12-07 13:10:17
CloudLinux 6 ELS kernel 2.6.32 8.8 HIGH Not Vulnerable 2024-05-08 10:18:53
Oracle Linux 6 ELS kernel 2.6.32 8.8 HIGH Not Vulnerable 2023-12-26 13:10:07
Ubuntu 16.04 ELS linux-hwe 4.15.0 8.8 HIGH Not Vulnerable 2023-11-27 08:38:59
Ubuntu 16.04 ELS linux 4.4.0 8.8 HIGH Not Vulnerable 2023-11-27 08:38:56
Ubuntu 18.04 ELS linux 4.15.0 8.8 HIGH Not Vulnerable 2023-11-27 08:38:59