VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2023-3212
It occurs on corrupt gfs2 file systems when the evict code tries to reference the journal descriptor structure after it has been freed and set to NULL.
MEDIUM 4.4EPSS 0.26%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.26%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
A NULL pointer dereference issue was found in the gfs2 file system in the Linux kernel. It occurs on corrupt gfs2 file systems when the evict code tries to reference the journal descriptor structure after it has been freed and set to NULL. A privileged local user could use this flaw to cause a kernel panic.
- CVSS 3.1
- 4.4 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.26% probability · 18th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · fedoraproject/fedora · redhat/enterprise linux · debian/debian linux · netapp/h300s firmware · netapp/h500s firmware · netapp/h700s firmware · netapp/h410s firmware · netapp/h410c firmware
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2214348Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/504a10d9e46bc37b23d0a1ae2f28973c8516e636Patch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00027.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00004.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230929-0005/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5448Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5480Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2214348Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/504a10d9e46bc37b23d0a1ae2f28973c8516e636Patch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00027.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00004.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230929-0005/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5448Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5480Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.