SB2023011235 - Remote denial of service in Linux kernel NVMe
Published: January 12, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2023011235
Severity
Medium
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote 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-2023-0122)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error within the nvmet_setup_auth(0 function in drivers/nvme/target/auth.c. A remote attacker can send specially crafted data to the system and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.