| Name | CVE-2023-5178 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-3711-1, DSA-5594-1, ELA-1033-1 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 3.16.84-1 | vulnerable |
| stretch (security) | 4.9.320-2 | vulnerable | |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 4.9.320-3 | vulnerable | |
| buster (security), buster, buster (lts) | 4.19.316-1 | fixed | |
| bullseye | 5.10.223-1 | fixed | |
| bullseye (security) | 5.10.226-1 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 6.1.115-1 | fixed | |
| bookworm (security) | 6.1.112-1 | fixed | |
| trixie | 6.11.7-1 | fixed | |
| sid | 6.11.9-1 | fixed | |
| linux-5.10 (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 5.10.226-1~deb8u1 | fixed |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 5.10.226-1~deb9u1 | fixed | |
| buster, buster (lts) | 5.10.226-1~deb10u1 | fixed | |
| buster (security) | 5.10.218-1~deb10u1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| linux | source | jessie | (unfixed) | end-of-life | ||
| linux | source | stretch | (unfixed) | end-of-life | ||
| linux | source | buster | (not affected) | |||
| linux | source | bullseye | 5.10.205-2 | DSA-5594-1 | ||
| linux | source | bookworm | 6.1.64-1 | |||
| linux | source | (unstable) | 6.5.8-1 | |||
| linux-5.10 | source | jessie | 5.10.205-2~deb8u1 | ELA-1033-1 | ||
| linux-5.10 | source | stretch | 5.10.205-2~deb9u1 | ELA-1033-1 | ||
| linux-5.10 | source | buster | 5.10.205-2~deb10u1 | DLA-3711-1 |
[buster] - linux <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2241924
https://git.kernel.org/linus/d920abd1e7c4884f9ecd0749d1921b7ab19ddfbd
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/15/1