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CVE-2023-1073
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.
Related Resources (10)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2173403
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00005.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00006.html
https://www.openwall.com/lists/osssecurity/2023/01/17/3
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2023-1073
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git/commit/id=b12fece4c64857e5fab4290bf01b2e0317a88456
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-1073
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/05/2
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-1073
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/05/3
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
7
Attack Vector
PHYSICAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
6.6
Attack Vector
PHYSICAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Out-of-bounds Write
CWE-787
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CWE-119
EPSS
Base Score:
0.02