VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2023-0030
A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s nouveau driver in how a user triggers a memory overflow that causes the nvkm_vma_tail function to fail.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.22%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.22%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s nouveau driver in how a user triggers a memory overflow that causes the nvkm_vma_tail function to fail. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.22% probability · 13th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2157270Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/729eba3355674f2d9524629b73683ba1d1cd3f10Broken Link, Patch
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230413-0010/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2157270Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/729eba3355674f2d9524629b73683ba1d1cd3f10Broken Link, Patch
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230413-0010/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2157270Issue Tracking, Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.