CVE-2023-4385

Kernel: jfs: null pointer dereference in dbfree()

Severity Score

5.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Track

*SSVC

Descriptions

A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in dbFree in fs/jfs/jfs_dmap.c in the journaling file system (JFS) in the Linux Kernel. This issue may allow a local attacker to crash the system due to a missing sanity check.

Se ha encontrado un fallo de desviación de puntero NULL en dbFree en fs/jfs/jfs_dmap.c en el sistema de archivos de registro diario (JFS) en el Kernel de Linux. Este problema puede permitir a un atacante local bloquear el sistema debido a la falta de una comprobación de sanidad.

Daniel Moghimi discovered that some Intel Processors did not properly clear microarchitectural state after speculative execution of various instructions. A local unprivileged user could use this to obtain to sensitive information. Yang Lan discovered that the GFS2 file system implementation in the Linux kernel could attempt to dereference a null pointer in some situations. An attacker could use this to construct a malicious GFS2 image that, when mounted and operated on, could cause a denial of service.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Track

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Partial

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2023-08-16 CVE Reserved
2023-08-16 CVE Published
2025-02-27 CVE Updated
2025-04-15 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference

CAPEC

References (3)

URL	Tag	Source
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4385	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2219272	Issue Tracking

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0d4837fdb796f99369cf7691d33de1b856bcaf1f	2023-11-07

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				<= 5.18.19 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " <= 5.18.19"		-		Affected