Vulnerability · Published Jun 12, 2023 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2023-3159
Medium 6.7
In plain English
A medium-severity use-after-free in Kernel. 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 12% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.7Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 88.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | 5.17.11-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-3159 |
| Debian:13 | linux | 5.17.11-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-3159 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 5.17.11-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-3159 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux | 5.15.0-41.44 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-3159 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws | 5.15.0-1015.19 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-3159 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure | 5.15.0-1014.17 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-3159 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-3159 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-3159 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 5.15.0-1013.18 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-3159 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gke | 5.15.0-1011.14 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-3159 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gkeop | 5.15.0-1002.4 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-3159 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-ibm | 5.15.0-1010.12 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-3159 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iot-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-3159 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iotg | 5.15.0-1013.17 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-3159 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-kvm | 5.15.0-1013.16 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-3159 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency | 5.15.0-41.44 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-3159 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-5.17 | 5.17.0-1011.12 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-3159 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle | 5.15.0-1013.17 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-3159 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-raspi | 5.15.0-1012.14 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-3159 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-3159 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-3159 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-3159 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-416 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H