CVE-2023-47233 — Use After Free in Linux
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
NVD4.3OSV6.5OSV4.3
EPSS
0.0%
top 94.66%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedNov 3
Latest updateJul 4
Description
The brcm80211 component in the Linux kernel through 6.5.10 has a brcmf_cfg80211_detach use-after-free in the device unplugging (disconnect the USB by hotplug) code. For physically proximate attackers with local access, this "could be exploited in a real world scenario." This is related to brcmf_cfg80211_escan_timeout_worker in drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 0.7 | Impact: 3.6
Affected Packages6 packages
▶CVEListV5linux/linuxe756af5b30b008f6ffcfebf8ad0b477f6f225b62 — 202c503935042272e2f9e1bb549d5f69a8681169+9
Also affects: Debian Linux 10.0
Patches
🔴Vulnerability Details
21📋Vendor Advisories
21💬Community
1Bugzilla▶
CVE-2023-47233 kernel: Use after free in brcmf_cfg80211_escan_timeout_worker in drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c↗2023-11-07