CVE-2023-4385CWE-476

Kernel: jfs: null pointer dereference in dbfree()

Medium · published August 16, 2023

CVSS v3.1
5.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
13.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in dbFree in fs/jfs/jfs_dmap.c in the journaling file system (JFS) in the Linux Kernel. This issue may allow a local attacker to crash the system due to a missing sanity check.

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
0.00233 · 13.4th percentile
Weakness
CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference
Published
2023-08-16T16:49Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 16 AUG 16:49Z
    Kernel: jfs: null pointer dereference in dbfree()
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