---
id: CVE-2023-6121
title: >-
  An out-of-bounds read vulnerability was found in the NVMe-oF/TCP subsystem in
  the Linux kernel
summary: >-
  An out-of-bounds read vulnerability was found in the NVMe-oF/TCP subsystem in
  the Linux kernel. This issue may allow a remote attacker to send a crafted TCP
  packet, triggering a heap-based buffer overflow that results in kmalloc data
  bei…
severity: medium
cvss: 4.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-125
  - CWE-125
vendor: redhat
product: enterprise_linux
affected:
  - enterprise_linux = 6.0
  - enterprise_linux = 7.0
  - enterprise_linux = 8.0
  - enterprise_linux = 9.0
published: '2023-11-16'
updated: '2026-10-14'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-14T22:17:21.877'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6121'
references:
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2394'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2950'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3138'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6121'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2250043'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2394'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2950'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3138'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6121'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2250043'
    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://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html'
    label: 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e
  - url: 'https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html'
    label: 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e
  - url: 'https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-613116.html'
    label: 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.01643
epssPercentile: 0.75947
ingestedAt: '2026-10-14T23:00:02.007Z'
---

## Overview

An out-of-bounds read vulnerability was found in the NVMe-oF/TCP subsystem in the Linux kernel. This issue may allow a remote attacker to send a crafted TCP packet, triggering a heap-based buffer overflow that results in kmalloc data being printed and potentially leaked to the kernel ring buffer (dmesg).

## Affected

- `enterprise_linux = 6.0`
- `enterprise_linux = 7.0`
- `enterprise_linux = 8.0`
- `enterprise_linux = 9.0`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.