CVE-2023-0751

GELI silently omits the keyfile if read from stdin

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: February 8, 2023 at 07:25 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:26 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFreeBSD

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

When GELI reads a key file from standard input, it does not reuse the key file to initialize multiple providers at once resulting in the second and subsequent devices silently using a NULL key as the user key file. If a user only uses a key file without a user passphrase, the master key is encrypted with an empty key file allowing trivial recovery of the master key.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

12.3-RELEASE ≤ v < 12.3-RELEASE-p1112.4-RELEASE ≤ v < 12.4-RELEASE-p113.1-RELEASE ≤ v < 13.1-RELEASE-p612.312.3 p112.3 p212.3 p312.3 p412.3 p512.3-RELEASE12.412.4 rc2-p112.4 rc2-p212.4-RELEASE13.113.1 b1-p113.1 b2-p213.1 p113.1 p213.1 p313.1 p413.1 p513.1 rc1-p113.1-RELEASE
Affected range stops below 12.3-RELEASE-p11, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 12.4-RELEASE-p1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 13.1-RELEASE-p6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (2)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.5MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20NVD-CWE-noinfo

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