What is CVE-2023-23005?

CVE-2023-23005 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference flaw (CWE-476). CVE-2023-23005 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-23005?

CVE-2023-23005 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-23005?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2023-23005. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2023-23005 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-23005 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html

CVE-2023-23005

Medium

In the Linux kernel before 6.2, mm/memory-tiers.c misinterprets the alloc_memory_type return value (expects it to be NULL in the error case, whereas it is actually an error pointer). NOTE: this is disputed by third parties because there are no realistic cases in which a user can cause the alloc_memory_type error case to be reached.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2023-03-01

Last modified 2025-03-19

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-476

CVE-2023-23005 is a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability

What is NULL Pointer Dereference?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2023-23005 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel patch commit
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1208844#c2
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4a625ceee8a0ab0273534cb6b432ce6b331db5ee
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2023-23005

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2023-03-01

Modified 2025-03-19

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-23005?

CVE-2023-23005 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference flaw (CWE-476) . CVE-2023-23005 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-23005?

CVE-2023-23005 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-23005?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2023-23005. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2023-23005 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2023-23005 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. View CWE-476 on MITRE CWE →