CVE-2023-1073

Description

A memory corruption flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s human interface device (HID) subsystem in how a user inserts a malicious USB device. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.

References

https://www.openwall.com/lists/osssecurity/2023/01/17/3

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00006.html

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00005.html

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git/commit/id=b12fece4c64857e5fab4290bf01b2e0317a88456

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2173403

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/05/3

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/05/2

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3