What is CVE-2023-31082?

CVE-2023-31082 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-04-24.

How severe is CVE-2023-31082?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux Kernel

CVE-2023-31082

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.

EPSS: 0.004 (29.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-763 — Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference

References

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-31082?: CVE-2023-31082 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-04-24.
How severe is CVE-2023-31082?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.