VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2023-40360
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.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.38%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.38%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.38% probability · 31th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Affected
- qemu/qemu
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://gitlab.com/birkelund/qemu/-/commit/6c8f8456cb0b239812dee5211881426496da7b98Patch
- https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/issues/1815Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230915-0004/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.qemu.org/docs/master/system/security.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://gitlab.com/birkelund/qemu/-/commit/6c8f8456cb0b239812dee5211881426496da7b98Patch
- https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/issues/1815Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230915-0004/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.qemu.org/docs/master/system/security.htmlVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.