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CVE-2023-3212

Type: advisorySource: Official CVE List1 source record

A NULL pointer dereference issue was found in the gfs2 file system in the Linux kernel. It occurs on corrupt gfs2 file systems when the evict code tries to reference the journal descriptor structure after it has been freed and set to NULL. A privileged local user could use this flaw to cause a kernel panic.

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CVE-2023-3212

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Security context

Source reference: cve:CVE-2023-3212

Linux kernel (gfs2 file system)

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product

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Structured affected-version data

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[
  {
    "vendor": "n/a",
    "product": "Linux kernel (gfs2 file system)",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "Fixed in kernel 6.4-rc2"
      }
    ]
  }
]
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CVE-2023-3212

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#23203 · Revision 1
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