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. This issue…

PriorityP427medium5.3CVSS 3.1

AVNACLPRNUINSUCNINAL

EPSS

0.92%

56.3th percentile

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.

Affected

7 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
debian	libnbd	< libnbd 1.18.1-1 (forky)	libnbd 1.18.1-1 (forky)
git	git	>= 0 < 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.17	1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.17
redhat	enterprise_linux	—	—
redhat	libnbd	—	—
redhat	libnbd	>= 0 < 1.18.1-1	1.18.1-1
redhat	libnbd	>= 0 < 1.18.1-1	1.18.1-1
redhat	libnbd	>= 1.17.4 < 1.18.2	1.18.2

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.15.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

osv5.5MEDIUM

vendor_debian5.3LOW

vendor_redhat5.3MEDIUM

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