What is CVE-2023-40360?

CVE-2023-40360 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Qemu, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-08-14.

How severe is CVE-2023-40360?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

NULL pointer dereference in Qemu

CVE-2023-40360

QEMU through 8.0.4 accesses a NULL pointer in nvme_directive_receive in hw/nvme/ctrl.c because there is no check for whether an endurance group is configured before checking whether Flexible Data Placement is enabled.

EPSS: 0.004 (31.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Qemu
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Patch)
cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-40360?: CVE-2023-40360 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Qemu, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-08-14.
How severe is CVE-2023-40360?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.