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CVE-2023-4385 (GCVE-0-2023-4385)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-08-16 16:49 – Updated: 2025-11-20 18:27

Title

Kernel: jfs: null pointer dereference in dbfree()

Summary

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.

Severity

5.5 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)

CWE

CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Assigner

redhat

References

3 references

URL	Tags
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4385	vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2219272	issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0d4837fd…

Impacted products

4 products

Vendor	Product	Version
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6	cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7	cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8	cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9	cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9

Date Public

2022-04-11 00:00

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WID-SEC-W-2023-2077

Vulnerability from csaf_certbund - Published: 2023-08-16 22:00 - Updated: 2024-01-28 23:00

Summary

Linux Kernel: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of Service

Severity

Mittel

Notes

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Produktbeschreibung: Der Kernel stellt den Kern des Linux Betriebssystems dar.

Angriff: Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle im Linux Kernel ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.

Betroffene Betriebssysteme: - Linux

CVE-2023-4385

Es besteht eine Schwachstelle im Linux-Kernel. Dieser Fehler besteht in "dbFree" in "fs/jfs/jfs_dmap.c" im Journaling File System (JFS) aufgrund einer NULL-Zeiger-Dereferenz, aufgrund einer fehlenden Plausibilitätsprüfung besteht. Ein lokaler Angreifer kann diese Schwachstelle ausnutzen, um einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu verursachen.

Affected products

Known affected 4 products

Product	Identifier	Version
Dell NetWorker vProxy< 19.9.0.4 Dell / NetWorker	`cpe:/a:dell:networker:vproxy_19.9.0.4`	—
Dell NetWorker vProxy< 19.10 Dell / NetWorker	`cpe:/a:dell:networker:vproxy_19.10`	—
SUSE Linux SUSE	`cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:-`	—
Ubuntu Linux Ubuntu	`cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:-`	—

References

13 references

URL	Category
https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2…	self
https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvis…	self
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2219272	external
https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-upd…	external
https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-upd…	external
https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-upd…	external
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6388-1	external
https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-upd…	external
https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-upd…	external
https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-upd…	external
https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-upd…	external
https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-upd…	external
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/de-de/00022147…	external

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      "text": "mittel"
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        "text": "Das BSI ist als Anbieter f\u00fcr die eigenen, zur Nutzung bereitgestellten Inhalte nach den allgemeinen Gesetzen verantwortlich. Nutzerinnen und Nutzer sind jedoch daf\u00fcr verantwortlich, die Verwendung und/oder die Umsetzung der mit den Inhalten bereitgestellten Informationen sorgf\u00e4ltig im Einzelfall zu pr\u00fcfen."
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      {
        "category": "description",
        "text": "Der Kernel stellt den Kern des Linux Betriebssystems dar.",
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        "category": "summary",
        "text": "Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle im Linux Kernel ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuf\u00fchren.",
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        "text": "- Linux",
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    "publisher": {
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    "references": [
      {
        "category": "self",
        "summary": "WID-SEC-W-2023-2077 - CSAF Version",
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      {
        "category": "self",
        "summary": "WID-SEC-2023-2077 - Portal Version",
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      {
        "category": "external",
        "summary": "Red Hat Bugzilla \u2013 Bug 2219272 vom 2023-08-16",
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      },
      {
        "category": "external",
        "summary": "SUSE Security Update SUSE-SU-2023:3601-1 vom 2023-09-14",
        "url": "https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2023-September/016153.html"
      },
      {
        "category": "external",
        "summary": "SUSE Security Update SUSE-SU-2023:3687-1 vom 2023-09-19",
        "url": "https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2023-September/016222.html"
      },
      {
        "category": "external",
        "summary": "SUSE Security Update SUSE-SU-2023:3680-1 vom 2023-09-19",
        "url": "https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2023-September/016208.html"
      },
      {
        "category": "external",
        "summary": "Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6388-1 vom 2023-09-20",
        "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6388-1"
      },
      {
        "category": "external",
        "summary": "SUSE Security Update SUSE-SU-2023:3681-1 vom 2023-09-19",
        "url": "https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2023-September/016214.html"
      },
      {
        "category": "external",
        "summary": "SUSE Security Update SUSE-SU-2023:3684-1 vom 2023-09-19",
        "url": "https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2023-September/016211.html"
      },
      {
        "category": "external",
        "summary": "SUSE Security Update SUSE-SU-2023:3705-1 vom 2023-09-20",
        "url": "https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2023-September/016233.html"
      },
      {
        "category": "external",
        "summary": "SUSE Security Update SUSE-SU-2023:3785-1 vom 2023-09-26",
        "url": "https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2023-September/016326.html"
      },
      {
        "category": "external",
        "summary": "SUSE Security Update SUSE-SU-2023:4028-1 vom 2023-10-10",
        "url": "https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2023-October/016622.html"
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      {
        "category": "external",
        "summary": "DELL Security Update",
        "url": "https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/de-de/000221476/dsa-2024-058-security-update-for-dell-networker-vproxy-multiple-components-vulnerabilities"
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          "date": "2023-10-10T22:00:00.000+00:00",
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}

Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

Detection rules are retrieved from Rulezet.

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CVE-2023-4385 (GCVE-0-2023-4385)

WID-SEC-W-2023-2077

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Sightings

Nomenclature