CVE-2023-40360

Public Exploit

Description

QEMU through 8.0.4 accesses a NULL pointer in nvme_directive_receive in hw/nvme/ctrl.c because there is no check for whether an endurance group is configured before checking whether Flexible Data Placement is enabled.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.03%
Vendor Advisory gitlab.com Vendor Advisory qemu.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/issues/1815 vendor advisory issue tracking exploit
https://gitlab.com/birkelund/qemu/-/commit/6c8f8456cb0b239812dee5211881426496da7b98 patch
https://www.qemu.org/docs/master/system/security.html vendor advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230915-0004/ third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-40360?
CVE-2023-40360 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-40360?
To fix CVE-2023-40360, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2023-40360 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2023-40360 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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