CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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5.4 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability has been found in Linux Kernel (Operating System) (affected version not known) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function xgene_hwmon_remove
of the file drivers/hwmon/xgene-hwmon.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
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.
The weakness was released 04/06/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at lore.kernel.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-1855 since 04/05/2023. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/23/2023).
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-263692, VDB-263693, VDB-263720 and VDB-263942.
Product
Type
Vendor
Name
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
VulDB CVSS-B Score: 🔍VulDB CVSS-BT Score: 🔍
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4
VulDB Base Score: 4.5
VulDB Temp Score: 4.5
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
NVD Base Score: 6.3
NVD Vector: 🔍
CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Use after freeCWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍
Local: Yes
Remote: No
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
04/05/2023 🔍04/06/2023 🔍
04/06/2023 🔍
04/23/2023 🔍
Sources
Vendor: kernel.orgAdvisory: lore.kernel.org
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2023-1855 (🔍)
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Entry
Created: 04/06/2023 08:44Updated: 04/23/2023 07:26
Changes: 04/06/2023 08:44 (39), 04/23/2023 07:26 (11)
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