Description
A use-after-free flaw was found in lan78xx_disconnect in drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c in the network sub-component, net/usb/lan78xx in the Linux Kernel. This flaw allows a local attacker to crash the system when the LAN78XX USB device detaches.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
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https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6039
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory issue-tracking
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2248755
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0002
EPSS Percentile
5.2%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-416
Status
published
Products (2)
linux/linux_kernel
6.5 rc1 (4 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel
< 6.5
Published
Nov 09, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026