CVE-2023-53643CWE-476

CVE-2023-53643

High · published October 7, 2025

CVSS v3.1
7.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
5.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

nvme-tcp: don't access released socket during error recovery

While the error recovery work is temporarily failing reconnect attempts,

running the 'nvme list' command causes a kernel NULL pointer dereference

by calling getsockname() with a released socket.

During error recovery work, the nvme tcp socket is released and a new one

created, so it is not safe to access the socket without proper check.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00162 · 5.0th percentile
Weakness
CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference
Published
2025-10-07T20:15Z
Affected products (2)
ProductVersionsFixed in
linux/linux_kernel≥ 6.1, < 6.1.186.1.18
linux/linux_kernel≥ 6.2, < 6.2.56.2.5
References (3)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 07 OCT 15:19Z
    nvme-tcp: don't access released socket during error recovery
    cvelistv5