CVE-2023-1670 (GCVE-0-2023-1670)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-03-30 00:00 – Updated: 2025-02-14 15:41
VLAI
Summary
A flaw use after free in the Linux kernel Xircom 16-bit PCMCIA (PC-card) Ethernet driver was found.A local user could use this flaw to crash the system or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a Kernel Affected: Linux kernel 6.3-rc4
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