CVE-2023-23003 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

In the Linux kernel before 5.16, tools/perf/util/expr.c lacks a check for the hashmap__new return value.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Linux	Linux Kernel

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

References

Link	Providers
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0a515a06c5ebfa46fee3ac519e418f801e718da4
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-23003
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230331-0003/
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-23003

History

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2023-03-01T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-03-20T14:24:31.115Z

Reserved: 2023-01-11T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-23003

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T10:20:31.403Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-03-01T20:15:14.233

Modified: 2025-03-20T15:15:38.760

Link: CVE-2023-23003

Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2021-12-18T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2023-23003 - Bugzilla

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