VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2023-6039
A use-after-free flaw was found in lan78xx_disconnect in drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c in the network sub-component, net/usb/lan78xx in the Linux Kernel.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.26%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.26%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
A use-after-free flaw was found in lan78xx_disconnect in drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c in the network sub-component, net/usb/lan78xx in the Linux Kernel. This flaw allows a local attacker to crash the system when the LAN78XX USB device detaches.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.26% probability · 18th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6039Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2248755Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1e7417c188d0a83fb385ba2dbe35fd2563f2b6f3Patch
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6039Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2248755Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1e7417c188d0a83fb385ba2dbe35fd2563f2b6f3Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.