CVE-2023-22997 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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).

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00014.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Linux	Linux Kernel

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-27097	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).
Ubuntu USN	USN-6024-1	Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.2
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/45af1d7aae7d5520d2858f8517a1342646f015db
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-22997
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-22997

History

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 20:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2023-02-28T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-03-20T19:44:36.617Z

Reserved: 2023-01-11T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-22997

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T10:20:31.442Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-02-28T21:15:12.117

Modified: 2025-03-20T20:15:28.333

Link: CVE-2023-22997

Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2023-02-28T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2023-22997 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

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