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CVE-2023-4385

MEDIUM 5.5

Kernel: jfs: null pointer dereference in dbfree()

CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in dbFree in fs/jfs/jfs_dmap.c in the journaling file system (JFS) in the Linux Kernel. This issue may allow a local attacker to crash the system due to a missing sanity check.

CWE CWE-476
Vendor red hat
Product red hat enterprise linux 6
Published Aug 16, 2023
Last Updated Nov 20, 2025
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Affected Versions

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
All versions affected
Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
All versions affected
Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
All versions affected
Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
All versions affected
Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
All versions affected
Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
All versions affected
Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
All versions affected

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4385 bugzilla.redhat.com: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2219272 github.com: https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0d4837fdb796f99369cf7691d33de1b856bcaf1f