CVE-2023-6536

Summary

CVE-2023-6536 is a newly discovered vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel's NVMe driver. The issue permits an unauthenticated attacker to send specially crafted TCP packages while utilizing NVMe over TCP. Consequentially, the NVMe driver experiences a NULL pointer dereference, inducing a kernel panic and resulting in a denial of service. This vulnerability could potentially be exploited to cause significant disruptions in systems relying on NVMe over TCP communications.

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