# 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 gr

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-08-14 · Updated: 2024-08-02

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

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## Related

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## References

- https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/issues/1815
- https://gitlab.com/birkelund/qemu/-/commit/6c8f8456cb0b239812dee5211881426496da7b98
- https://www.qemu.org/docs/master/system/security.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230915-0004/

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