CVE-2023-6536: NULL Pointer Dereference in Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
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.
CVE-2023-6536: NULL Pointer Dereference in Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Description
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.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- redhat
- Date Reserved
- 2023-12-05T21:00:40.604Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 690a47466d939959c80222bf
Added to database: 11/4/2025, 6:34:46 PM
Last updated: 11/4/2025, 6:36:15 PM
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