What is CVE-2023-2898?

CVE-2023-2898 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2023-05-26.

How severe is CVE-2023-2898?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.

NULL pointer dereference in Linux Kernel

CVE-2023-2898

There is a null-pointer-dereference flaw found in f2fs_write_end_io in fs/f2fs/data.c in the Linux kernel. This flaw allows a local privileged user to cause a denial of service problem.

EPSS: 0.002 (9.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

secalert@redhat.com (Patch)
secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-2898?: CVE-2023-2898 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2023-05-26.
How severe is CVE-2023-2898?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.