VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2023-1073

CVSS score6.6 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.39%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2023-03-27
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

  • secalert@redhat.com: CWE-119
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-787

Primary references