CVE-2023-53116
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
nvmet: avoid potential UAF in nvmet_req_complete()
An nvme target ->queue_response() operation implementation may free the request passed as argument. Such implementation potentially could result in a use after free of the request pointer when percpu_ref_put() is called in nvmet_req_complete().
Avoid such problem by using a local variable to save the sq pointer before calling __nvmet_req_complete(), thus avoiding dereferencing the req pointer after that function call.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 7.8
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.54%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 43
- Fecha de la puntuación: 5/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK
Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.
- Explotación
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalationprivilege escalation85 % - Impacto principal
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreterexecution75 %
Vulnerabilidad de use-after-free (CWE-416) en kernel Linux con acceso local (AV:L) y privilegios limitados (PR:L). Permite ejecución de código arbitrario con permisos elevados tras escalada de privilegios.
Inferido por nuestro agente de análisis a partir de la descripción oficial, el vector CVSS y la CWE, y comprobado por un supervisor. Puede contener errores.
🛡️ Mitigaciones ATT&CK que cubren estas técnicas
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- CWE-416
Referencias
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04c394208831d5e0d5cfee46722eb0f033cd4083
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6173a77b7e9d3e202bdb9897b23f2a8afe7bf286
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ed9813871038b25a934b21ab76b5b7dbf44fc3a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6317235da8aa7cb97529ebc8121cc2a4c4c437a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bcd535f07c58342302a2cd2bdd8894fe0872c8a9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5d99b29012bbf0e86929403209723b2806500c1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1d5888a5efe345b63c430b256e95acb0a475642
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fafcb4b26393870c45462f9af6a48e581dbbcf7e
JSON original (NVD)
Mostrar
{
"id": "CVE-2023-53116",
"cveTags": [],
"metrics": {
"cvssMetricV31": [
{
"type": "Secondary",
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"cvssData": {
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
"version": "3.1",
"baseScore": 9.8,
"attackVector": "NETWORK",
"baseSeverity": "CRITICAL",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"integrityImpact": "HIGH",
"userInteraction": "NONE",
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
"privilegesRequired": "NONE",
"confidentialityImpact": "HIGH"
},
"impactScore": 5.9,
"exploitabilityScore": 3.9
},
{
"type": "Primary",
"source": "nvd@nist.gov",
"cvssData": {
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
"version": "3.1",
"baseScore": 7.8,
"attackVector": "LOCAL",
"baseSeverity": "HIGH",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"integrityImpact": "HIGH",
"userInteraction": "NONE",
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
"privilegesRequired": "LOW",
"confidentialityImpact": "HIGH"
},
"impactScore": 5.9,
"exploitabilityScore": 1.8
}
]
},
"affected": [
{
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"affectedData": [
{
"repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
"vendor": "Linux",
"product": "Linux",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "a07b4970f464f13640e28e16dad6cfa33647cc99",
"lessThan": "e5d99b29012bbf0e86929403209723b2806500c1",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "a07b4970f464f13640e28e16dad6cfa33647cc99",
"lessThan": "fafcb4b26393870c45462f9af6a48e581dbbcf7e",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "a07b4970f464f13640e28e16dad6cfa33647cc99",
"lessThan": "04c394208831d5e0d5cfee46722eb0f033cd4083",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "a07b4970f464f13640e28e16dad6cfa33647cc99",
"lessThan": "a6317235da8aa7cb97529ebc8121cc2a4c4c437a",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "a07b4970f464f13640e28e16dad6cfa33647cc99",
"lessThan": "f1d5888a5efe345b63c430b256e95acb0a475642",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "a07b4970f464f13640e28e16dad6cfa33647cc99",
"lessThan": "bcd535f07c58342302a2cd2bdd8894fe0872c8a9",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "a07b4970f464f13640e28e16dad6cfa33647cc99",
"lessThan": "8ed9813871038b25a934b21ab76b5b7dbf44fc3a",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "a07b4970f464f13640e28e16dad6cfa33647cc99",
"lessThan": "6173a77b7e9d3e202bdb9897b23f2a8afe7bf286",
"versionType": "git"
}
],
"programFiles": [
"drivers/nvme/target/core.c"
],
"defaultStatus": "unaffected"
},
{
"repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
"vendor": "Linux",
"product": "Linux",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "4.8"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "0",
"lessThan": "4.8",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "4.14.311",
"versionType": "semver",
"lessThanOrEqual": "4.14.*"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "4.19.279",
"versionType": "semver",
"lessThanOrEqual": "4.19.*"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "5.4.238",
"versionType": "semver",
"lessThanOrEqual": "5.4.*"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "5.10.176",
"versionType": "semver",
"lessThanOrEqual": "5.10.*"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "5.15.104",
"versionType": "semver",
"lessThanOrEqual": "5.15.*"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.1.21",
"versionType": "semver",
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.1.*"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.2.8",
"versionType": "semver",
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.2.*"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.3",
"versionType": "original_commit_for_fix",
"lessThanOrEqual": "*"
}
],
"programFiles": [
"drivers/nvme/target/core.c"
],
"defaultStatus": "affected"
}
]
}
],
"published": "2025-05-02T16:15:30.680",
"references": [
{
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04c394208831d5e0d5cfee46722eb0f033cd4083",
"tags": [
"Patch"
],
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"
},
{
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6173a77b7e9d3e202bdb9897b23f2a8afe7bf286",
"tags": [
"Patch"
],
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"
},
{
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ed9813871038b25a934b21ab76b5b7dbf44fc3a",
"tags": [
"Patch"
],
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"
},
{
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6317235da8aa7cb97529ebc8121cc2a4c4c437a",
"tags": [
"Patch"
],
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"
},
{
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bcd535f07c58342302a2cd2bdd8894fe0872c8a9",
"tags": [
"Patch"
],
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"
},
{
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5d99b29012bbf0e86929403209723b2806500c1",
"tags": [
"Patch"
],
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"
},
{
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1d5888a5efe345b63c430b256e95acb0a475642",
"tags": [
"Patch"
],
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"
},
{
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fafcb4b26393870c45462f9af6a48e581dbbcf7e",
"tags": [
"Patch"
],
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"
}
],
"vulnStatus": "Modified",
"weaknesses": [
{
"type": "Primary",
"source": "nvd@nist.gov",
"description": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "CWE-416"
}
]
}
],
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnvmet: avoid potential UAF in nvmet_req_complete()\n\nAn nvme target ->queue_response() operation implementation may free the\nrequest passed as argument. Such implementation potentially could result\nin a use after free of the request pointer when percpu_ref_put() is\ncalled in nvmet_req_complete().\n\nAvoid such problem by using a local variable to save the sq pointer\nbefore calling __nvmet_req_complete(), thus avoiding dereferencing the\nreq pointer after that function call."
},
{
"lang": "es",
"value": "En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad: nvmet: evitar posible UAF en nvmet_req_complete(). La implementación de la operación nvme target ->queue_response() puede liberar la solicitud pasada como argumento. Esta implementación podría provocar un use after free del puntero de solicitud al llamar a percpu_ref_put() en nvmet_req_complete(). Para evitar este problema, utilice una variable local para guardar el puntero sq antes de llamar a __nvmet_req_complete(), evitando así la desreferenciación del puntero req después de esa llamada."
}
],
"lastModified": "2026-08-04T10:18:55.863",
"configurations": [
{
"nodes": [
{
"negate": false,
"cpeMatch": [
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "E8E3AE15-4E86-470A-A9EF-BE227AD19F14",
"versionEndExcluding": "4.14.311",
"versionStartIncluding": "4.8"
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "8E21A6F0-EF6A-4BB1-BEC0-09275FA55481",
"versionEndExcluding": "4.19.279",
"versionStartIncluding": "4.15"
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "5FF05A65-6B32-4A9C-905D-6E0F17C6803B",
"versionEndExcluding": "5.4.238",
"versionStartIncluding": "4.20"
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "7DA7FEF3-FE10-4D78-94E4-BDCDA7371DD5",
"versionEndExcluding": "5.10.176",
"versionStartIncluding": "5.5"
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "EB8A3D70-3EE1-4B1C-8A21-21CA7356DCA7",
"versionEndExcluding": "5.15.104",
"versionStartIncluding": "5.11"
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "1F1CA6A9-8F4D-408D-9116-868EC067DCD9",
"versionEndExcluding": "6.1.21",
"versionStartIncluding": "5.16"
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "4011EC6B-7786-4709-B765-186FA31D6F7F",
"versionEndExcluding": "6.2.8",
"versionStartIncluding": "6.2"
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "B8E3B0E8-FA27-4305-87BB-AF6C25B160CB"
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.3:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "A47F0FC3-CE52-4BA1-BA51-22F783938431"
}
],
"operator": "OR"
}
]
}
],
"sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"
}