SB2023031658 - Denial of service in Linux kernel virtio
Published: March 16, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2023031658
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Return of pointer value outside of expected range (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-22998)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to unexpected value of the pointer returned as value in the drm_gem_shmem_get_sg_table() function in drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_object.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.