CVE-2023-1073

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 29
Modified
Published: 27 Mar 2023, 00:00
Last modified:23 Apr 2025, 16:23

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
26/100
CVSS Score
6.6 MEDIUM
v3.1 (cve.org)
EPSS Score
0.02% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

27 Mar 2023, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
23 Apr 2025, 16:23
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 6.6CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.02%• Percentile: 6%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-119•Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

    The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

  • CWE-787•Out-of-bounds Write

    The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

Affected Systems

  • fedoraproject•fedora

    37

  • linux•linux_kernel

    na

  • redhat•enterprise_linux

    7.0 | 8.0 | 9.0

References (7)