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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2023-1079): Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2023-1079): Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
03/27/2023
Created
05/05/2023
Added
04/21/2023
Modified
04/21/2023

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. A use-after-free may be triggered in asus_kbd_backlight_set when plugging/disconnecting in a malicious USB device, which advertises itself as an Asus device. Similarly to the previous known CVE-2023-25012, but in asus devices, the work_struct may be scheduled by the LED controller while the device is disconnecting, triggering a use-after-free on the struct asus_kbd_leds *led structure. A malicious USB device may exploit the issue to cause memory corruption with controlled data.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-6-1-0-1009-oem
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-oem-22-04c

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