SB2023041914 - Local denial of service in Linux kernel decompression module
Published: April 19, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2023041914
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) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-22997)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in kernel/module/decompress.c in Linux kernel. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.