CVE-2023-1079
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 6.8 Medium
- Published
- Mar 27, 2023
- Updated
- Feb 19, 2025
- Reserved
- Feb 27, 2023
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. A use-after-free may be triggered in asus_kbd_backlight_set when plugging/disconnecting in a malicious USB device, which advertises itself as an Asus device. Similarly to the previous known CVE-2023-25012, but in asus devices, the work_struct may be scheduled by the LED controller while the device is disconnecting, triggering a use-after-free on the struct asus_kbd_leds *led structure. A malicious USB device may exploit the issue to cause memory corruption with controlled data.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 6.8 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Linux kerneln/a |
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References
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git/commit/?id=4ab3a086d10eeec1424f2e8a968827a6336203df
- [debian-lts-announce] 20230502 [SECURITY] [DLA 3404-1] linux-5.10 security updatemailing-list
- [debian-lts-announce] 20230503 [SECURITY] [DLA 3403-1] linux security updatemailing-list
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