CVE-2023-6238 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2023-6238 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 21/11/2023 | CVE Updated: 17/10/2024 | CVE Year: 2023
Source: redhat | Vendor: n/a | Product: kernel
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2023-6238 Description

A buffer overflow vulnerability was found in the NVM Express (NVMe) driver in the Linux kernel. Only privileged user could specify a small meta buffer and let the device perform larger Direct Memory Access (DMA) into the same buffer, overwriting unrelated kernel memory, causing random kernel crashes and memory corruption.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: n/a
Vector: n/a

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Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID: CWE-120
CWE Name: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ( Classic Buffer Overflow )
Source: n/a

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).