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TI-2023-09104 Aliases CVE-2023-22998GHSA-3mg2-w983-r26q

In the Linux kernel before 6.0.3, drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_object.c misinterprets…

Priority LOW 25CWE-436Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

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).

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00301 23rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 4 advisories

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 6.0.3VulnerableLinux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 6.0.3 Vulnerable ·Linux

Remediation

Red Hat 4 advisories

  • RHSA-2023:2951 Released 2023-05-16 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) bpftool-4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8, kernel-4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8, kernel-abi-stablelists-4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8 +19
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) kernel-tools-libs-devel-4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8
  • RHSA-2023:2736 Released 2023-05-16 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel-rt security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV (v. 8) kernel-rt-4.18.0-477.10.1.rt7.274.el8_8, kernel-rt-core-4.18.0-477.10.1.rt7.274.el8_8, kernel-rt-debug-4.18.0-477.10.1.rt7.274.el8_8 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux RT (v. 8) kernel-rt-4.18.0-477.10.1.rt7.274.el8_8, kernel-rt-core-4.18.0-477.10.1.rt7.274.el8_8, kernel-rt-debug-4.18.0-477.10.1.rt7.274.el8_8 +7
  • RHSA-2023:2458 Released 2023-05-09 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) kernel-64k-debug-devel-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2, kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2, kernel-64k-devel-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 +10
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) bpftool-7.0.0-284.11.1.el9_2, kernel-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2, kernel-64k-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 +29
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 9) kernel-tools-libs-devel-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2
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  • RHSA-2023:2148 Released 2023-05-09 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel-rt security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV (v. 9) kernel-rt-5.14.0-284.11.1.rt14.296.el9_2, kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-284.11.1.rt14.296.el9_2, kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-284.11.1.rt14.296.el9_2 +11
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux RT (v. 9) kernel-rt-5.14.0-284.11.1.rt14.296.el9_2, kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-284.11.1.rt14.296.el9_2, kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-284.11.1.rt14.296.el9_2 +9

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2023:2458
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2023:2951
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2023:2458
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2023:2951
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2023:2458
Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2023:2736
Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2023:2148
Red Hat Enterprise Linux RT (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2023:2736
Red Hat Enterprise Linux RT (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2023:2148
Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-22998
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3mg2-w983-r26q

References

Patch 1

Other 2

  • TI-2025-26358 tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-38352 netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2021-05514 Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
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