CVE-2023-1073
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.
| Software | From | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| redhat / enterprise_linux | 7.0 | 7.0.x |
| redhat / enterprise_linux | 8.0 | 8.0.x |
| redhat / enterprise_linux | 9.0 | 9.0.x |
| fedoraproject / fedora | 37 | 37.x |
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/05/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/05/3
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2173403
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git/commit/id=b12fece4c64857e5fab4290bf01b2e0317a88456
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00005.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00006.html
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/osssecurity/2023/01/17/3
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