CVE-2023-0030

high

Description

A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s nouveau driver in how a user triggers a memory overflow that causes the nvkm_vma_tail function to fail. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.

References

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230413-0010/

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/729eba3355674f2d9524629b73683ba1d1cd3f10

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2157270

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2023-03-08

Updated: 2025-03-05

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High