CVE-2023-3212

Updated: 2026-02-27 00:39:55.114978

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.


Links NIST CIRCL RHEL Ubuntu

Severity

Severity Score
CVSS Version 2.x 0.0
CVSS Version 3.x MEDIUM 4.4

Status

OS name Project name Version Score Severity Status Errata Last updated

Statement

AlmaLinux 9.2 ESU kernel 5.14.0 4.4 MEDIUM Released CLSA-2025:1743193221 2024-06-24 11:28:16
CentOS 6 ELS kernel 2.6.32 4.4 MEDIUM Ignored 2023-10-26 07:42:06 Ignored due to low severity
CentOS 7 ELS kernel 3.10.0 4.4 MEDIUM Ignored 2023-09-19 05:07:20 Ignored due to low severity
CentOS 8.4 ELS kernel 4.18.0 4.4 MEDIUM Released CLSA-2023:1695715460 2023-09-26 05:09:42
CentOS 8.5 ELS kernel 4.18.0 4.4 MEDIUM Released CLSA-2023:1695716575 2023-09-26 05:09:43
CentOS Stream 8 ELS kernel 4.18.0 4.4 MEDIUM Ignored 2024-06-24 11:20:03 Ignored due to low severity
CloudLinux 6 ELS kernel 2.6.32 4.4 MEDIUM Ignored 2024-06-24 10:25:47 Ignored due to low severity
CloudLinux 7 ELS kernel 3.10.0 4.4 MEDIUM Ignored 2024-10-03 10:52:00 Ignored due to low severity
Oracle Linux 6 ELS kernel 2.6.32 4.4 MEDIUM Ignored 2023-10-26 07:42:06 Ignored due to low severity
Ubuntu 16.04 ELS linux-hwe 4.15.0 4.4 MEDIUM Released CLSA-2023:1689788960 2023-07-19 14:05:11
Total: 12