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CVE-2023-3159

MEDIUM
6.7
CVSS v3
NVD

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.

CWE-416Use After Free

How to fix

Remediation Available
linuxDebian
Fixed in:5.10.120-1CVE-2023-3159
Fixed in:5.17.11-1CVE-2023-3159
Fixed in:5.17.11-1CVE-2023-3159
Fixed in:5.17.11-1CVE-2023-3159
linuxUbuntu
Fixed in:3.13.0-193.244USN-6341-1
Fixed in:4.4.0-243.277USN-6254-1
linux-awsUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-1121.127USN-6254-1
Fixed in:4.4.0-1159.174USN-6254-1
linux-image-3.13.0-193-genericUbuntu
Fixed in:3.13.0-193.244USN-6341-1
linux-image-3.13.0-193-lowlatencyUbuntu
Fixed in:3.13.0-193.244USN-6341-1
linux-image-4.4.0-1121-awsUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-1121.127USN-6254-1
linux-image-4.4.0-1122-kvmUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-1122.132USN-6254-1
linux-image-4.4.0-1159-awsUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-1159.174USN-6254-1
linux-image-4.4.0-243-genericUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-243.277~14.04.1USN-6254-1
Fixed in:4.4.0-243.277USN-6254-1
linux-image-4.4.0-243-lowlatencyUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-243.277~14.04.1USN-6254-1
Fixed in:4.4.0-243.277USN-6254-1
linux-image-awsUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0.1121.118USN-6254-1
Fixed in:4.4.0.1159.163USN-6254-1
linux-image-genericUbuntu
Fixed in:3.13.0.193.203USN-6341-1
Fixed in:4.4.0.243.249USN-6254-1
linux-image-generic-lts-trustyUbuntu
Fixed in:3.13.0.193.203USN-6341-1
linux-image-generic-lts-xenialUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0.243.211USN-6254-1
Fixed in:4.4.0.243.249USN-6254-1
linux-image-kvmUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0.1122.119USN-6254-1
linux-image-lowlatencyUbuntu
Fixed in:3.13.0.193.203USN-6341-1
Fixed in:4.4.0.243.249USN-6254-1
linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenialUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0.243.211USN-6254-1
Fixed in:4.4.0.243.249USN-6254-1
linux-image-serverUbuntu
Fixed in:3.13.0.193.203USN-6341-1
linux-image-virtualUbuntu
Fixed in:3.13.0.193.203USN-6341-1
Fixed in:4.4.0.243.249USN-6254-1
linux-image-virtual-lts-xenialUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0.243.211USN-6254-1
Fixed in:4.4.0.243.249USN-6254-1
linux-kvmUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-1122.132USN-6254-1
linux-lts-xenialUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-243.277~14.04.1USN-6254-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredHigh
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.23%probability of exploitation in 30 days
14thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 14% of all known CVEs.

References

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-416 (Use After Free) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVESeverityCVSSEPSSExploitedFix
CVE-2019-0708Critical9.8100%KEV + Ransom-
CVE-2021-31166Critical9.8100%KEVFix
CVE-2015-5119Critical9.899%KEV-
CVE-2010-3962High8.197%KEV-
CVE-2015-0313Critical9.896%KEVFix
CVE-2017-9798High7.595%-Fix
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