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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.
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CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc.5/14/2024 10:32:45 AM
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CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc.2/06/2024 7:15:55 PM
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Red Hat, Inc. AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Red Hat, Inc. AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Modified Analysis by NIST2/06/2024 1:53:02 PM
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CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc.2/06/2024 7:15:55 AM
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Description
A buffer overflow vulnerability was found in the NVM Express (NVMe) driver in the Linux kernel. An unprivileged 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.
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.
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc.2/06/2024 6:15:09 AM
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CVSS V3.1
Red Hat, Inc. AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Red Hat, Inc. AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc.12/13/2023 3:15:52 AM
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Red Hat, Inc. CWE-120
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Red Hat, Inc. CWE-119
Initial Analysis by NIST11/28/2023 9:31:23 PM
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NIST CWE-120
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CPE Configuration
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*cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6238 No Types Assigned
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6238 Third Party Advisory
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2250834 No Types Assigned
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2250834 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
New CVE Received from Red Hat, Inc.11/21/2023 4:15:09 PM
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Description
A buffer overflow vulnerability was found in the NVM Express (NVMe) driver in the Linux kernel. An unprivileged 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.
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CVSS V3.1
Red Hat, Inc. AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CWE
Red Hat, Inc. CWE-119
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Reference
Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6238 [No types assigned]
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Red Hat, Inc. https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2250834 [No types assigned]
Quick Info
CVE Dictionary Entry: CVE-2023-6238 NVD
Published Date: 11/21/2023 NVD
Last Modified: 06/17/2026
Source: Red Hat, Inc.
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