VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2023-22997
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).
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.27%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.27%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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).
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.27% probability · 18th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.2Release Notes
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/45af1d7aae7d5520d2858f8517a1342646f015dbPatch
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.2Release Notes
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/45af1d7aae7d5520d2858f8517a1342646f015dbPatch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.