Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference Affecting kernel-doc package, versions *
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL8-KERNELDOC-5670081
- published 7 Jun 2023
- disclosed 17 Apr 2023
Introduced: 17 Apr 2023
CVE-2023-31082 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
There is no fixed version for RHEL: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 RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL: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.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-31082
- https://lore.kernel.org/all/CA+UBctCZok5FSQ=LPRA+A-jocW=L8FuMVZ_7MNqhh483P5yN8A@mail.gmail.com/
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1210781
- https://lore.kernel.org/all/CA+UBctCZok5FSQ=LPRA+A-jocW=L8FuMVZ_7MNqhh483P5yN8A%40mail.gmail.com/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230929-0003/
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