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CVE-2023-2898

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-2898 is a null-pointer-dereference flaw in the Linux kernel's f2fs file system, specifically in the f2fs_write_end_io function, affecting Debian, Linux, and NetApp products. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.7 (Medium) and allows a local privileged user to cause a denial of service (DoS) due to high attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE. The EPSS and FAUCET scores indicate a very low likelihood of exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
11.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
12.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h300s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

4.7MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.0
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.20%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
9.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0020 is in the 49th percentile among its peer group of 1,297 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.4 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2023-2898Low

kernel: A null-ptr-deref bug in f2fs_write_end_io in fs/f2fs/data.c

May 23, 2023

References

lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00027.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lore.kernel.org / linux-f2fs-devel/20230522124203.3838360-1-chao%40kernel.org
Patch
security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20230929-0002
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2023/dsa-5480
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2023/dsa-5492
Third Party Advisory