CVE-2023-6121

Kernel: nvme: info leak due to out-of-bounds read in nvmet_ctrl_find_get

Published Nov 16, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 1.6% KEV · Not listed
Description
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).

Remediation

Vendor Workaround

This flaw can be mitigated by explicitly setting the kernel parameter to restrict unprivileged users from using dmesg: ``` sudo sysctl -w kernel.dmesg_restrict=1 ``` To make it persistent between system reboots: ``` echo 'kernel.dmesg_restrict=1' | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf ```

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3711-1 linux-5.10 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5594-1 linux security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-58376 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).
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6639-1 Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6680-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6680-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6680-3 Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6681-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6681-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6681-3 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6681-4 Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6686-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6686-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6686-3 Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6686-4 Linux kernel (KVM) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6686-5 Linux kernel (Intel IoTG) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6701-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6701-2 Linux kernel (GCP) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6701-3 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6701-4 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6705-1 Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6716-1 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
History
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CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_els:6
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_els:7
Vendors & Products Redhat rhel Els
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References
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Nov 6, 2026, 1:40 PM
Reserved
Nov 14, 2023, 10:18 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 16, 2023, 3:15 PM
Modified
Nov 6, 2026, 2:17 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Nov 6, 2023, 12:00 AM