CVE-2023-22997: Linux Kernel

Medium severity, CVSS 5.5. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

In the Linux kernel before 6.1.2, kernel/module/decompress.c misinterprets the module_get_next_page return value (expects it to be NULL in the error case, whereas it is actually an error pointer).

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: before 6.1.2 (fixed in 6.1.2)

Published 2023-02-28. Last modified 2026-06-17.