Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference Affecting kernel-doc package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-KERNELDOC-5670082
  • published7 Jun 2023
  • disclosed17 Apr 2023

Introduced: 17 Apr 2023

CVE-2023-31082  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-763  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:8 kernel-doc.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-doc package and not the kernel-doc package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in drivers/tty/n_gsm.c in the Linux kernel 6.2. There is a sleeping function called from an invalid context in gsmld_write, which will block the kernel. Note: This has been disputed by 3rd parties as not a valid vulnerability.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1