CVE-2023-0122
highpriority · track · 30EPSS 0.013 · 70 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the Linux kernel NVMe functionality, in nvmet_setup_auth(), allows an attacker to perform a Pre-Auth Denial of Service (DoS) attack on a remote machine. Affected versions v6.0-rc1 to v6.0-rc3, fixed in v6.0-rc4.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.5–7.5
ssvc
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affected products (6)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2023-0015Linux Kernel: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of ServiceDeutsch2023-01-03csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle im Linux Kernel ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (12)
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- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/01/18/1cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-0122/cnnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=da0342a3aa0357795224e6283df86444e1117168cnnvd
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230302-0002/cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2023.0995cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2023.4077cnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/01/18/1enisa_euvd
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=da0342a3aa0357795224e6283df86444e1117168enisa_euvd
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