CVE-2023-35827 Use after free in n/a
A use-after-free vulnerability in the Renesas Ethernet driver allows attackers to potentially execute code or escalate privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-35827?
CVE-2023-35827 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 18 Jun 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 6.3.8. A use-after-free was found in ravb_remove in drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-35827?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2023-35827?
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-2023-35827 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-35827 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as AZL-27244, BELL-CVE-2023-35827, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-35827, GHSA-x6m9-9p33-jxgj, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-35827.