CVE-2023-3212 - CVE House
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Status published Unknown CVE-2023-3212

A NULL pointer dereference issue was found in the gfs2...

Vulnerability Description

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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Linux kernel (gfs2 file system)
Vulnerable Versions:
Fixed in kernel 6.4-rc2

Timeline

Official Publish: June 23rd, 2023
Last Modified: August 2nd, 2024
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

No vector data available

Weaknesses (CWE)