CVE-2023-1073
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-03-27 00:00
Modified
2024-08-02 05:32
Severity ?
Summary
A memory corruption flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s human interface device (HID) subsystem in how a user inserts a malicious USB device. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.
Impacted products
n/akernel
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