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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-5215

🗓️ 05 Mar 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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Unpatched vulnerability in Linux distros due to flawed libnbd, leading to potential application crashes.

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CVE-2023-5215
28 Sep 202313:55
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include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(226297);
  script_version("1.11");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/05/21");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2023-5215");

  script_name(english:"Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-5215");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be
patched.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied
patch available.

  - A flaw was found in libnbd. A server can reply with a block size larger than 2^63 (the NBD spec states the
    size is a 64-bit unsigned value). This issue could lead to an application crash or other unintended
    behavior for NBD clients that doesn't treat the return value of the nbd_get_size() function correctly.
    (CVE-2023-5215)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2023-5215");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-5215");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-5215");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"There is no known solution at this time.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"agent", value:"unix");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:U/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:U/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2023-5215");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_unpatched", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2023/09/28");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/03/05");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:25.04");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:25.10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:centos:centos:8");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libnbd");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libnbd");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libnbd-bash-completion");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libnbd-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nbdfuse");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:ocaml-libnbd");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:ocaml-libnbd-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python3-libnbd");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libnbd");
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  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Misc.");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2025-2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("set_linux_os_id.nasl", "ssh_get_info2.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/OS/identifier", "Host/cpu", "Host/local_checks_enabled", "global_settings/vendor_unpatched");
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}

if (!get_kb_item("global_settings/vendor_unpatched")) exit(0, "Unpatched Vulnerabilities Detection not active.");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/CentOS/rpm-list")) && empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) && empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list"))) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

include('linux_unpatched.inc');

var distro_constraints_array = {
  "Debian Linux-11": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "11",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libnbd-bin"},
          {"reference": "libnbd-dev"},
          {"reference": "libnbd-ocaml"},
          {"reference": "libnbd-ocaml-dev"},
          {"reference": "libnbd0"},
          {"reference": "python3-libnbd"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Debian Linux-12": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "12",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libnbd-bin"},
          {"reference": "libnbd-dev"},
          {"reference": "libnbd-ocaml"},
          {"reference": "libnbd-ocaml-dev"},
          {"reference": "libnbd0"},
          {"reference": "python3-libnbd"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-20.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "20.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libnbd"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-22.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "22.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libnbd"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-24.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "24.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libnbd"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-25.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "25.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libnbd"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-25.10": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "25.10",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libnbd"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "CentOS Linux-8": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "8",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libnbd"},
          {"reference": "libnbd-bash-completion"},
          {"reference": "libnbd-devel"},
          {"reference": "nbdfuse"},
          {"reference": "ocaml-libnbd"},
          {"reference": "ocaml-libnbd-devel"},
          {"reference": "python3-libnbd"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-8": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "8",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libnbd"},
          {"reference": "libnbd-bash-completion"},
          {"reference": "libnbd-devel"},
          {"reference": "nbdfuse"},
          {"reference": "ocaml-libnbd"},
          {"reference": "ocaml-libnbd-devel"},
          {"reference": "python3-libnbd"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
};

var distro_constraints_values = linux_unpatched::get_distro_constraints(distro_constraints_arr:distro_constraints_array);
if (empty_or_null(distro_constraints_values)) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
var report = linux_unpatched::check_unpatched_constraints(distro_constraints_values:distro_constraints_values);

if (!empty_or_null(report))
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
      extra      : report
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}

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21 May 2026 00:00Current
6.4Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.4
CVSS 3.15.3 - 6.5
EPSS0.00047
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