VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2023-3159

A use after free issue was discovered in driver/firewire in outbound_phy_packet_callback in the Linux Kernel.

MEDIUM 6.7EPSS 0.21%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.21%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

A use after free issue was discovered in driver/firewire in outbound_phy_packet_callback in the Linux Kernel. In this flaw a local attacker with special privilege may cause a use after free problem when queue_event() fails.

CVSS 3.1: 6.7 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.21% probability · 12th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-416
Affected: linux/linux kernel
Source: secalert@redhat.com

References

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b7c81f80246fac44077166f3e07103affe6db8ffPatch
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b7c81f80246fac44077166f3e07103affe6db8ffPatch

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.