CVE-2023-6039

Medium

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedNov 9, 2023
First seenNov 9, 2023

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel6.5 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernelv < 6.5, 6.56.5

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CVE-2023-6039 · Linux Kernel · Dark Radar