CVE-2023-1073 (GCVE-0-2023-1073)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-03-27 00:00 – Updated: 2025-04-23 16:23
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
6.6 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a kernel Affected: unknown
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