CVE-2023-22998 — Interpretation Conflict in Kernel

CWE-436 — Interpretation Conflict8 documents8 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 94.83%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
9
Linux KernelDebian LinuxPaloalto Pan-os+6 more
Timeline
PublishedFeb 28
Latest updateFeb 14

Description

In the Linux kernel before 6.0.3, drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_object.c misinterprets the drm_gem_shmem_get_sg_table return value (expects it to be NULL in the error case, whereas it is actually an error pointer).

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages10 packages

▶NVDlinux/linux_kernel< 6.0.3
▶Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 5.10.178-1+3
▶debiandebian/linux< linux 6.0.3-1 (bookworm)

Patches

Patch: github.com ↗Patch: github.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-3mg2-w983-r26q: In the Linux kernel before 6↗2023-02-28
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OSV
CVE-2023-22998: In the Linux kernel before 6↗2023-02-28
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📋Vendor Advisories

4
Palo Alto
PAN-SA-2024-0001 Informational Bulletin: Impact of OSS CVEs in PAN-OS↗2024-02-14
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Red Hat
kernel: drm/virtio: improper return value check in virtio_gpu_object_shmem_init()↗2023-02-28
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Microsoft
In the Linux kernel before 6.0.3 drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_object.c misinterprets the drm_gem_shmem_get_sg_table return value (expects it to be NULL in the error case whereas it is actually an er↗2023-02-14
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Debian
CVE-2023-22998: linux - In the Linux kernel before 6.0.3, drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_object.c misint...↗2023
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2023-22998 kernel: drm/virtio: improper return value check in virtio_gpu_object_shmem_init()↗2023-03-28
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