CVE-2023-23005
kernel: incorrect check for error case in the memory_tier_init
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · December 1, 2022
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s mm/memory-tiers.c functionality in the memory_tier_init function, where an incorrect return value check from the alloc_memory_type occurs. The CVE is disputed because there are no realistic cases in which a user can cause the alloc_memory_type error case to be reached.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 0CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:N
CWE-252 · Unchecked Return Value