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.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
n/a kernel
unknownaffected
References
- 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://www.openwall.com/lists/osssecurity/2023/01/17/3 ↗
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00005.html ↗
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00006.html ↗
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/05/2 ↗
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/05/3 ↗