Use After Free Affecting linux-5.10 package, versions <5.10.178-3~deb10u1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN10-LINUX510-5489454
  • published6 Apr 2023
  • disclosed5 Apr 2023

Introduced: 5 Apr 2023

CVE-2023-1855  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:10 linux-5.10 to version 5.10.178-3~deb10u1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream linux-5.10 package and not the linux-5.10 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

A use-after-free flaw was found in xgene_hwmon_remove in drivers/hwmon/xgene-hwmon.c in the Hardware Monitoring Linux Kernel Driver (xgene-hwmon). This flaw could allow a local attacker to crash the system due to a race problem. This vulnerability could even lead to a kernel information leak problem.

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