CVE-2023-3141 Use after free in Kernel

What is CVE-2023-3141?

CVE-2023-3141 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 9 Jun 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A use-after-free flaw was found in r592_remove in drivers/memstick/host/r592.c in media access in the Linux Kernel. This flaw allows a local attacker to crash the system at device disconnect, possibly leading to a kernel information leak.

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-3141?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Linux kernel, Netapp Hci Baseboard Management Controller.

How do I fix CVE-2023-3141?

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-2023-3141 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-3141 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as AZL-27154, CVE-2023-35825, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-3141, GHSA-w67p-q3fw-r56g, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-3141.