Release of invalid pointer or reference in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-31082

 

Release of invalid pointer or reference in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-31082

Published: June 20, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU92730
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-31082
CWE-ID: CWE-763
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

An issue was discovered in drivers/tty/n_gsm.c in the Linux kernel 6.2. There is a sleeping function called from an invalid context in gsmld_write, which will block the kernel. Note: This has been disputed by 3rd parties as not a valid vulnerability.


How to mitigate CVE-2023-31082

Install update from vendor's repository.

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