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cve[email protected]CVE-2023-22997
HistoryFeb 28, 2023 - 9:15 p.m.

CVE-2023-22997

2023-02-2821:15:12
CWE-476
web.nvd.nist.gov
23
linux
kernel
cve-2023-22997
module
decompress
error pointer

5.5 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

5 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

9.0%

In the Linux kernel before 6.1.2, kernel/module/decompress.c misinterprets the module_get_next_page return value (expects it to be NULL in the error case, whereas it is actually an error pointer).

Affected configurations

NVD
Node
linuxlinux_kernelRange<6.1.2

5.5 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

5 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

9.0%