CVE-2023-3159

2023-06-1200:00:00

ubuntu.com

use after free

driver/firewire

local privilege escalation

linux kernel.

6.7 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

HIGH

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

5.1%

JSON

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.

Bugs

<https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2213414>

OSVersionArchitecturePackageVersionFilename
ubuntu18.04noarchlinux< anyUNKNOWN
ubuntu20.04noarchlinux< 5.4.0-124.140UNKNOWN
ubuntu22.04noarchlinux< 5.15.0-41.44UNKNOWN
ubuntu14.04noarchlinux< 3.13.0-193.244UNKNOWN
ubuntu16.04noarchlinux< 4.4.0-243.277UNKNOWN
ubuntu18.04noarchlinux-aws< anyUNKNOWN
ubuntu20.04noarchlinux-aws< 5.4.0-1083.90UNKNOWN
ubuntu22.04noarchlinux-aws< 5.15.0-1015.19UNKNOWN
ubuntu14.04noarchlinux-aws< 4.4.0-1121.127UNKNOWN
ubuntu16.04noarchlinux-aws< 4.4.0-1159.174UNKNOWN

OS	Version	Architecture	Package	Version	Filename
ubuntu	18.04	noarch	linux	< any	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	20.04	noarch	linux	< 5.4.0-124.140	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	22.04	noarch	linux	< 5.15.0-41.44	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	14.04	noarch	linux	< 3.13.0-193.244	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	16.04	noarch	linux	< 4.4.0-243.277	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	18.04	noarch	linux-aws	< any	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	20.04	noarch	linux-aws	< 5.4.0-1083.90	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	22.04	noarch	linux-aws	< 5.15.0-1015.19	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	14.04	noarch	linux-aws	< 4.4.0-1121.127	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	16.04	noarch	linux-aws	< 4.4.0-1159.174	UNKNOWN