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CVE-2023-22997

CVSS v3.1 5.5 (Medium)
55% Progress
EPSS 0.04 % (10th)
0.04% Progress
Affected Products 1
Advisories 1
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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).

Weaknesses
CWE-476
NULL Pointer Dereference
CVE Status
PUBLISHED
CNA
MITRE
Published Date
2023-02-28 21:15:12
(18 months ago)
Updated Date
2023-03-06 16:27:20
(18 months ago)

Affected Products

Linux

Configuration #1

    CPE23 From Up To
  Linux Kernel prior 6.1.2 version cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel < 6.1.2