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…

Medium · published February 28, 2023

CVSS v3.1
5.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
17.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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).

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.5 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00265 · 17.4th percentile
Published
2023-02-28T00:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 28 FEB 00:00Z
    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…
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