Vulnerability identifier: #VU73768

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-22998

CWE-ID: CWE-466

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor:

Description

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.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

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External links
http://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.0.3
http://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c24968734abfed81c8f93dc5f44a7b7a9aecadfa

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.