UBUNTU-CVE-2023-3212

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2023-3212

    Published: 23 Jun 2023Last Modified: 9 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2023-3212
    Aliases:
    USN-6231-1
    USN-6339-1
    USN-6339-2

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-3212, https://git.kernel.org/linus/504a10d9e46bc37b23d0a1ae2f28973c8516e636, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6231-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6339-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6350-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6351-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6339-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6339-3, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6339-4, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6388-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6396-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6412-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6417-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6396-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6396-3, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6466-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3212

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: linux-aws

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-aws?arch=source&distro=trusty%2Fesm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4.4.0-1123.129

    Affected versions

    4.4.0-1002.2
    4.4.0-1003.3
    4.4.0-1005.5
    4.4.0-1006.6
    4.4.0-1009.9
    4.4.0-1010.10
    4.4.0-1011.11
    4.4.0-1012.12
    4.4.0-1014.14
    4.4.0-1016.16
    4.4.0-1017.17
    4.4.0-1019.19
    4.4.0-1022.22
    4.4.0-1023.23
    4.4.0-1024.25
    4.4.0-1025.26
    4.4.0-1027.30
    4.4.0-1028.31
    4.4.0-1029.32
    4.4.0-1031.34
    4.4.0-1032.35
    4.4.0-1034.37
    4.4.0-1036.39
    4.4.0-1037.40
    4.4.0-1038.41
    4.4.0-1039.42
    4.4.0-1040.43
    4.4.0-1042.45
    4.4.0-1044.47
    4.4.0-1045.48
    4.4.0-1046.50
    4.4.0-1048.52
    4.4.0-1050.54
    4.4.0-1052.56
    4.4.0-1054.58
    4.4.0-1055.59
    4.4.0-1056.60
    4.4.0-1058.62
    4.4.0-1059.63
    4.4.0-1060.64
    4.4.0-1061.65
    4.4.0-1062.66
    4.4.0-1064.68
    4.4.0-1065.69
    4.4.0-1066.70
    4.4.0-1067.71
    4.4.0-1073.77
    4.4.0-1074.78
    4.4.0-1075.79
    4.4.0-1076.80
    4.4.0-1077.81
    4.4.0-1078.82
    4.4.0-1081.85
    4.4.0-1082.86
    4.4.0-1083.87
    4.4.0-1085.89
    4.4.0-1086.90
    4.4.0-1087.91
    4.4.0-1088.92
    4.4.0-1090.94
    4.4.0-1091.95
    4.4.0-1092.96
    4.4.0-1093.97
    4.4.0-1094.99
    4.4.0-1095.100
    4.4.0-1096.101
    4.4.0-1097.102
    4.4.0-1098.103
    4.4.0-1099.104
    4.4.0-1101.106
    4.4.0-1102.107
    4.4.0-1103.108
    4.4.0-1104.109
    4.4.0-1107.113
    4.4.0-1109.115
    4.4.0-1110.116
    4.4.0-1111.117
    4.4.0-1112.118
    4.4.0-1113.119
    4.4.0-1114.120
    4.4.0-1115.121
    4.4.0-1116.122
    4.4.0-1117.123
    4.4.0-1118.124
    4.4.0-1119.125
    4.4.0-1120.126
    4.4.0-1121.127
    4.4.0-1122.128

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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