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CVE-2023-40360
CVE-2023-40360
PUBLISHED
Reported by mitre · Published August 14, 2023
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.
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| qemu | qemu | 8.0.4 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | n/a | * |
Timeline
- Aug 14, 2023 CVE Published
- Aug 15, 2023 EPSS Score (30 in total, the first dated here)
- Oct 5, 2023 PoC Published (36 in total, the first dated here)
- Aug 2, 2024 CVE Updated
- Mar 21, 2026 Distribution Patch (2 in total, the first dated here)
- Mar 21, 2026 Security Advisory (3 in total, the first dated here)
- Aug 4, 2026 Coalition ESS Score
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