CVE-2023-1855
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CVE-2023-1855 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.3/10 on the CVSS scale. 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. EPSS estimates a 0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | < 6.3 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 4.9, < 4.14.311 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 4.15, < 4.19.279 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 4.20, < 5.4.238 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 5.5, < 5.10.176 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 5.11, < 5.15.104 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 5.16, < 6.1.21 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 6.2, < 6.2.8 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | 6.3 | Rc1 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 10.0 | — |
References
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00005.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00006.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00005.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00006.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
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