VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2023-23039
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 6.2.0-rc2. drivers/tty/vcc.c has a race condition and resultant use-after-free if a physically proximate attacker removes a VCC device while calling open(), aka a race condition between vcc_open() and…
MEDIUM 5.7EPSS 0.22%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.22%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 6.2.0-rc2. drivers/tty/vcc.c has a race condition and resultant use-after-free if a physically proximate attacker removes a VCC device while calling open(), aka a race condition between vcc_open() and vcc_remove().
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.7 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.22% probability · 12th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-362
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2023/1/1/169Mailing List, Patch
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2023/1/1/169Mailing List, Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.