CVE-2023-3141
A use-after-free flaw was found in r592_remove in drivers/memstick/host/r592.c in media access in the Linux Kernel.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.44%). 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 r592_remove in drivers/memstick/host/r592.c in media access in the Linux Kernel. This flaw allows a local attacker to crash the system at device disconnect, possibly leading to a kernel information leak.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.44% probability · 38th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · netapp/hci baseboard management controller · debian/debian linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 0.4% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.3.4Third Party Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=63264422785021704c39b38f65a78ab9e4a186d7Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/07/msg00030.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00027.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAPDyKFoV9aZObZ5GBm0U_-UVeVkBN_rAG-kH3BKoP4EXdYM4bw%40mail.gmail.com/t/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230706-0004/Third Party Advisory
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.3.4Third Party Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=63264422785021704c39b38f65a78ab9e4a186d7Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/07/msg00030.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00027.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAPDyKFoV9aZObZ5GBm0U_-UVeVkBN_rAG-kH3BKoP4EXdYM4bw%40mail.gmail.com/t/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230706-0004/Third Party Advisory
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-794697.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-806742.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.