CVE-2023-22997: Null Pointer Dereference
First published: Tue Feb 28 2023(Updated: )
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).
Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Linux Linux kernel | <6.1.2 | |
| debian/linux | 5.10.223-1 5.10.226-1 6.1.106-3 6.1.112-1 6.11.4-1 6.11.5-1 |
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Reference Links
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.2
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/45af1d7aae7d5520d2858f8517a1342646f015db
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2023-22997
- https://git.kernel.org/linus/45af1d7aae7d5520d2858f8517a1342646f015db
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-22997
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-22997
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-22997
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-22997
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