SB2023020238 - Denial of service in Linux kernel hid implementation
Published: February 2, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2023020238
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Physical access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-25012)
The vulnerability allows an attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the bigben_remove() function in drivers/hid/hid-bigbenff.c. An attacker with physical access to the system can attach a specially crafted USB device to the system and cause a denial of service condition.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.