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CVE-2023-23005

kernel: incorrect check for error case in the memory_tier_init

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

0

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 · 0
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:N

CWE-252 · Unchecked Return Value