CVE-2023-5178

HIGH 8.8

Kernel: use after free in nvmet_tcp_free_crypto in nvme

CVSS Score

8.8

EPSS Score

8.4%

EPSS Percentile

92th

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.

CWE	CWE-416
Vendor	red hat
Product	red hat enterprise linux 8
Published	Nov 1, 2023
Last Updated	Mar 24, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Affected Versions

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Telecommunications Update Service

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Telecommunications Update Service

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update Service

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update Service

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update Support

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update Support

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update Support

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Virtualization 4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

All versions affected

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗