CVE-2023-1855

A use-after-free flaw was found in xgene_hwmon_remove in drivers/hwmon/xgene-hwmon.c in the Hardware Monitoring Linux Kernel Driver (xgene-hwmon). This flaw could allow a local attacker to crash the system due to a race problem. This vulnerability could even lead to a kernel information leak problem.

CVSS v3 6.3 MEDIUM

6.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.0 / Impact : 5.2

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/cb090e64cf25602b9adaf32d5dfc9c8bec493cd1	Patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00005.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00006.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lore.kernel.org/all/20230318122758.2140868-1-linux%40roeck-us.net/

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

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Information

Published : 2023-04-05 20:15

Updated : 2023-11-07 04:05

NVD link : CVE-2023-1855

Mitre link : CVE-2023-1855

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-1855

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Products Affected

debian

debian_linux

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-416

Use After Free

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