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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2023-5871

A flaw was found in libnbd, due to a malicious Network Block Device (NBD), a protocol for accessing Block Devices such as hard disks over a Network.

MEDIUM 5.3EPSS 0.92%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.92%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

A flaw was found in libnbd, due to a malicious Network Block Device (NBD), a protocol for accessing Block Devices such as hard disks over a Network. This issue may allow a malicious NBD server to cause a Denial of Service.

CVSS 3.1
5.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
EPSS
0.92% probability · 58th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-617
Affected
redhat/libnbd · redhat/enterprise linux
Source
secalert@redhat.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.