# CVE-2023-3439: A flaw was found in the MCTP protocol in the Linux kernel.

- Severity: CVSS 4.7 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-06-28 · Updated: 2025-03-10

## Affected

- n/a Linux Kernel (mctp): Fixed in kernel 5.18-rc5

## Description

A flaw was found in the MCTP protocol in the Linux kernel. The function mctp_unregister() reclaims the device's relevant resource when a netcard detaches. However, a running routine may be unaware of this and cause the use-after-free of the mdev->addrs object, potentially leading to a denial of service.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2217915
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b561275d633bcd8e0e8055ab86f1a13df75a0269
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/02/1

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