VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2023-51043
In the Linux kernel before 6.4.5, drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic.c has a use-after-free during a race condition between a nonblocking atomic commit and a driver unload.
HIGH 7.0EPSS 0.25%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.25%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In the Linux kernel before 6.4.5, drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic.c has a use-after-free during a race condition between a nonblocking atomic commit and a driver unload.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.25% probability · 16th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.4.5Release Notes
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4e076c73e4f6e90816b30fcd4a0d7ab365087255Patch
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.4.5Release Notes
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4e076c73e4f6e90816b30fcd4a0d7ab365087255Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.