CVE-2023-1990 (GCVE-0-2023-1990)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-04-12 00:00 – Updated: 2025-03-19 15:39
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Summary
A use-after-free flaw was found in ndlc_remove in drivers/nfc/st-nci/ndlc.c in the Linux Kernel. This flaw could allow an attacker to crash the system due to a race problem.
Severity
4.7 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a Linux Affected: Linux Kernel prior to Kernel 6.3 RC3
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