CVE-2023-40360 describes a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in QEMU versions up to 8.0.4, specifically within the nvme_directive_receive function. This flaw occurs due to a missing check for endurance group configuration before assessing Flexible Data Placement, potentially leading to a denial-of-service. With a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM), this vulnerability requires local access and user interaction (UI:R) to trigger, resulting in high availability impact (A:H) but no confidentiality or integrity impact. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 8.0.0, <= 8.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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