CVE-2023-25012

Public Exploit

Description

The Linux kernel through 6.1.9 has a Use-After-Free in bigben_remove in drivers/hid/hid-bigbenff.c via a crafted USB device because the LED controllers remain registered for too long.

Category

4.6
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.02%
Third-Party Advisory openwall.com Third-Party Advisory seclists.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2023/q1/53 mailing list exploit third party advisory
https://lore.kernel.org/all/20230125-hid-unregister-leds-v1-1-9a5192dcef16%40diag.uniroma1.it/
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/02/02/1 mailing list exploit third party advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00005.html mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/05/1 mailing list
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=76ca8da989c7d97a7f76c75d475fe95a584439d7
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=27d2a2fd844ec7da70d19fabb482304fd1e0595b
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9fefb6201c4f8dd9f58c581b2a66e5cde2895ea2
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1207560

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-25012?
CVE-2023-25012 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-25012?
To fix CVE-2023-25012, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2023-25012 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2023-25012 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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