CVE-2023-3355
Public on 2023-06-27
Modified on 2024-03-01
Description
The upstream bug report describes this issue as follows:
"An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 6.1-rc8. submit_lookup_cmds() in drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem_submit.c lacks check of the return value of kmalloc() and will cause the NULL Pointer Dereference."
A NULL pointer dereference in the Linux kernel may allow a local user to crash the system.
"An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 6.1-rc8. submit_lookup_cmds() in drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem_submit.c lacks check of the return value of kmalloc() and will cause the NULL Pointer Dereference."
A NULL pointer dereference in the Linux kernel may allow a local user to crash the system.
Severity
Medium
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 1 | kernel | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | kernel | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.10 Extra | kernel | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.15 Extra | kernel | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.4 Extra | kernel | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | kernel | Not Affected |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 4.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |