CVE-2023-6536: Kernel: null pointer dereference in __nvmet_req_complete

First published: Mon Dec 11 2023(Updated: )

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's NVMe driver. This issue may allow an unauthenticated malicious actor to send a set of crafted TCP packages when using NVMe over TCP, leading the NVMe driver to a NULL pointer dereference in the NVMe driver, causing kernel panic and a denial of service.

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix

	=8.6
	=9.2
	=8.6_ppc64le
	=9.2_ppc64le
	=8.6_aarch64
	=9.2_aarch64
	=9.2_s390x
	=8.0
	=9.0
	=8.6
	=9.2
	=8.6_aarch64
	=9.2_aarch64
	=8.6_s390x
	=9.2_s390x
	=8.6_ppc64le
	=9.2_ppc64le
	=9.2
	=9.2
	=8.6
	=9.2
	=8.6_ppc64le
	=9.2_ppc64le
	=8.6
All of
	=4.0
	=8.0

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IBM-7144861

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