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Debian: CVE-2023-3159: linux -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2023-3159: linux -- security update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
06/12/2023
Created
07/31/2024
Added
07/30/2024
Modified
07/30/2024

Description

A use after free issue was discovered in driver/firewire in outbound_phy_packet_callback in the Linux Kernel. In this flaw a local attacker with special privilege may cause a use after free problem when queue_event() fails.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-linux

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