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CVE-2023-1073

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Date: March 27, 2023

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.

Language: C

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Related Resources (12)

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00006.html
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2023-1073
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2173403
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/05/3
https://www.openwall.com/lists/osssecurity/2023/01/17/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/05/2
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-1073
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00005.html
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1073
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-1073
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git/commit/id=b12fece4c64857e5fab4290bf01b2e0317a88456
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2023-1073

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Buffer Errors

CWE-119

Out-of-bounds Write

CWE-787

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): PHYSICAL
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): LOW
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): HIGH
Integrity (I): HIGH
Availability (A): HIGH

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