CVE-2023-30772 Use after free in n/a
A local attacker with physical access can trigger a use-after-free in the DA9150 charger driver, potentially leading to code execution or privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-30772?
CVE-2023-30772 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 16 Apr 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Linux kernel before 6.2.9 has a race condition and resultant use-after-free in drivers/power/supply/da9150-charger.c if a physically proximate attacker unplugs a device.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-30772?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2023-30772?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2023-30772 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-30772 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as AZL-26308, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-30772, GHSA-gfp2-wr23-2vxj, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-30772.