Reachable Assertion Affecting libnbd package, versions <1.18.1-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (11th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-LIBNBD-6041335
  • published1 Nov 2023
  • disclosed27 Nov 2023

Introduced: 1 Nov 2023

CVE-2023-5871  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-617  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable libnbd to version 1.18.1-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libnbd package and not the libnbd package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in libnbd, due to a malicious Network Block Device (NBD), a protocol for accessing Block Devices such as hard disks over a Network. This issue may allow a malicious NBD server to cause a Denial of Service.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1