MediumFix available
linux — security advisory
A use after free issue was discovered in driver/firewire in outbound_phy_packet_callback in the Linux Kernel. In this flaw a local attacker with special privilege may cause a use after free problem when queue_event() fails.
- Products
- linux
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 5.17.11-1
- CVEs
- CVE-2023-3159
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 15:31 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
A use after free issue was discovered in driver/firewire in outbound_phy_packet_callback in the Linux Kernel. In this flaw a local attacker with special privilege may cause a use after free problem when queue_event() fails.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2023-3159
linux
Fixed versions: 5.17.11-1
linux
Fixed versions: 5.17.11-1
linux
Fixed versions: 5.17.11-1
Complete source record
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