#VU80800 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-4385 

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#VU80800 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-4385

Published: September 14, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU80800
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2023-4385
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error within the dbFree() function in fs/jfs/jfs_dmap.c in the journaling file system (JFS). A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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