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CVE-2023-22997 (GCVE-0-2023-22997)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-02-28 00:00 – Updated: 2025-03-20 19:44
VLAI
Summary
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).
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-03-06 15:57 UTC
CWE
  • n/a
  • CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
Assigner
References
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