Buffer overflow in Network Block Device Project

CVE-2022-26496

In nbd-server in nbd before 3.24, there is a stack-based buffer overflow. An attacker can cause a buffer overflow in the parsing of the name field by sending a crafted NBD_OPT_INFO or NBD_OPT_GO message with an large value as the length of the name.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.035 (88.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-26496?
CVE-2022-26496 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Network Block Device Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-03-06.
How severe is CVE-2022-26496?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-26496 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.