CVE-2023-6039

A use-after-free flaw was found in lan78xx_disconnect in drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c in the network sub-component, net/usb/lan78xx in the Linux Kernel. This flaw allows a local attacker to crash the system when the LAN78XX USB device detaches.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6039	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2248755	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1e7417c188d0a83fb385ba2dbe35fd2563f2b6f3	Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.5:rc1::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.5:rc2::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.5:rc3::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.5:rc4::::::

History

16 Nov 2023, 17:59

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 5.5
CWE		CWE-416
CPE		cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.5:rc3:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.5:rc4:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.5:rc1:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.5:rc2::::::
First Time		Linux Linux linux Kernel
References	~~() https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2248755 -~~	() https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2248755 - Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
References	~~() https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6039 -~~	() https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6039 - Third Party Advisory
References	~~() https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1e7417c188d0a83fb385ba2dbe35fd2563f2b6f3 -~~	() https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1e7417c188d0a83fb385ba2dbe35fd2563f2b6f3 - Patch

09 Nov 2023, 15:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2023-11-09 15:15

Updated : 2024-02-28 20:54

NVD link : CVE-2023-6039

Mitre link : CVE-2023-6039

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-6039

JSON object : View

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-416

Use After Free

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