{"id":"CVE-2023-5178","title":"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","summary":"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 dou…","severity":"high","cvss":8.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-416","CWE-416"],"vendor":"netapp","product":"active_iq_unified_manager","affected":["linux_kernel >= 5.0, < 5.4.260","linux_kernel >= 5.5, < 5.10.199","linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.137","linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.60","linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.5.9","enterprise_linux = 8.0","enterprise_linux = 9.0","active_iq_unified_manager","solidfire_&_hci_management_node","solidfire_&_hci_storage_node"],"patched":["linux_kernel 6.5.9"],"published":"2023-11-01","updated":"2026-10-14","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-14T22:17:19.140","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5178","references":[{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7370","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7379","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7418","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7548","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7549","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7551","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7554","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7557","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7559","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0340","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0378","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0386","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0412","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0431","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0432","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0461","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0554","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0575","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1268","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1269","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1278","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5178","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2241924","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://lore.kernel.org/linux-nvme/20231002105428.226515-1-sagi@grimberg.me/","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7370","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7379","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7418","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7548","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7549","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7551","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7554","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7557","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7559","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0340","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0378","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0386","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0412","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0431","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0432","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0461","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0554","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0575","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1268","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1269","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1278","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5178","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2241924","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00005.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lore.kernel.org/linux-nvme/20231002105428.226515-1-sagi@grimberg.me/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-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Overview\n\nA 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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.0, < 5.4.260`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.5, < 5.10.199`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.137`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.60`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.5.9`\n- `enterprise_linux = 8.0`\n- `enterprise_linux = 9.0`\n- `active_iq_unified_manager`\n- `solidfire_&_hci_management_node`\n- `solidfire_&_hci_storage_node`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `linux_kernel 6.5.9`","depth":"midnight","depthScore":62,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":48.4,"likelihood":1.9,"exploitation":12,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}