Name | CVE-2023-1073 |
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. |
Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
References | DLA-3403-1, DLA-3404-1 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
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linux (PTS) | bullseye | 5.10.223-1 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 5.10.226-1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 6.1.115-1 | fixed |
| bookworm (security) | 6.1.119-1 | fixed |
| trixie | 6.11.10-1 | fixed |
| sid | 6.12.3-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
Notes
https://git.kernel.org/linus/b12fece4c64857e5fab4290bf01b2e0317a88456
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/01/17/3