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CVE-2023-1073

Public on 2023-03-10
Modified on 2024-03-01
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.

Severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
6.3
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory
Amazon Linux 1 kernel 2023-03-17 15:53 ALAS-2023-1706
Amazon Linux 2 - Core kernel 2024-02-01 19:57 ALAS2-2024-2448
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.10 Extra kernel 2023-03-17 16:46 ALAS2KERNEL-5.10-2023-027
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.15 Extra kernel 2024-02-01 20:10 ALAS2KERNEL-5.15-2024-037
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.4 Extra kernel 2023-02-17 00:07 ALAS2KERNEL-5.4-2023-042

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 6.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD CVSSv3 6.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H