6.6
Medium
CVE-2023-1073 A memory corruption flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s human interface device (HID) subsystem in how a user inserts…
Description
A memory corruption flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s human interface device (HID) subsystem in how a user inserts a malicious USB device. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.
Affected products and versions
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| kernel | Versions not published |
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com bugzilla.redhat.com
- git.kernel.org git.kernel.org
- www.openwall.com www.openwall.com
- [debian-lts-announce] 20230502 [SECURITY] [DLA 3404-1] linux-5.10 security update lists.debian.org
- [debian-lts-announce] 20230503 [SECURITY] [DLA 3403-1] linux security update lists.debian.org
- [oss-security] 20231105 Re: Linux Kernel: hid: type confusions on hid report_list entry www.openwall.com
- [oss-security] 20231105 Re: Linux Kernel: hid: NULL pointer dereference in hid_betopff_play() www.openwall.com
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