Vulnerability · Published Apr 12, 2023 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2023-1990
Medium 4.7
In plain English
A medium-severity use-after-free in Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 14% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.7Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 86.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A use-after-free flaw was found in ndlc_remove in drivers/nfc/st-nci/ndlc.c in the Linux Kernel. This flaw could allow an attacker to crash the system due to a race problem.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | 6.1.25-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-1990 |
| Debian:13 | linux | 6.1.25-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-1990 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 6.1.25-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-1990 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux | 5.15.0-79.86 | USN-6300-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux | 5.15.0-79.86 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1990 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-allwinner-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1990 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws | 5.15.0-1042.47 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1990 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws | 5.15.0-1042.47 | USN-6300-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1990 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure | 5.15.0-1045.52 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1990 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure | 5.15.0-1045.52 | USN-6332-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1990 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde | 5.15.0-1044.51.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1990 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde | 5.15.0-1045.52.1 | USN-6332-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1990 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 5.15.0-1039.47 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1990 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 5.15.0-1039.47 | USN-6300-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1990 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gke | 5.15.0-1039.44 | USN-6311-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gke | 5.15.0-1039.44 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1990 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gkeop | 5.15.0-1025.30 | USN-6311-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gkeop | 5.15.0-1025.30 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1990 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1990 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-ibm | 5.15.0-1035.38 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1990 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-ibm | 5.15.0-1035.38 | USN-6300-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iotg | 5.15.0-1037.42 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1990 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iotg | 5.15.0-1037.42 | USN-6300-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-kvm | 5.15.0-1039.44 | USN-6300-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-kvm | 5.15.0-1039.44 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1990 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency | 5.15.0-79.88 | USN-6300-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency | 5.15.0-79.88 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1990 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1990 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia | 5.15.0-1030.30 | USN-6300-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia | 5.15.0-1030.30 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1990 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra | 5.15.0-1016.16 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1990 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra-igx | 5.15.0-1002.2 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1990 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-5.17 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1990 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.0 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1990 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.1 | 6.1.0-1009.9 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1990 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.1 | 6.1.0-1009.9 | USN-6033-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle | 5.15.0-1040.46 | USN-6300-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle | 5.15.0-1040.46 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1990 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-raspi | 5.15.0-1035.38 | USN-6300-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-raspi | 5.15.0-1035.38 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1990 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1990 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1990 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1990 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1990 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1990 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1990 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-xilinx-zynqmp | 5.15.0-1025.29 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1990 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-416 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H