5.5

CVE-2023-22998: linux linux_kernel Interpretation Conflict

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2023-22998DEBIAN-CVE-2023-22998
Published 28-02-2023Last modified 19-03-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-22998 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Interpretation Conflict vulnerability in linux linux_kernel. EPSS estimates a 0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 21.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.30%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 16 · Related 11
DLA-3404-1RHSA-2023:2148RHSA-2023:2458RHSA-2023:2736RHSA-2023:2951SUSE-SU-2023:0749-1

Timeline

  1. 28-02-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 19-03-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel before 6.0.3, drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_object.c misinterprets the drm_gem_shmem_get_sg_table return value (expects it to be NULL in the error case, whereas it is actually an error pointer).

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.30%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

22%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.30% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.30%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ubuntu73 products
  • linux< 5.15.0-60.66
  • linux-aws< 5.15.0-1030.34
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.13All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian1 product
  • linux< 6.0.3-1
Linux1 product

3 vendors · 75 products

References

9 links