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A use-after-free flaw was found in vcs_read in drivers...

High severity Unreviewed Published Jul 24, 2023 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated May 22, 2024

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

A use-after-free flaw was found in vcs_read in drivers/tty/vt/vc_screen.c in vc_screen in the Linux Kernel. This flaw allows an attacker with local user access to cause a system crash or leak internal kernel information.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Jul 24, 2023
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Jul 24, 2023
Last updated May 22, 2024

Severity

High

EPSS score

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Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2023-3567

GHSA ID

GHSA-cgvp-6hhh-fqwh

Source code

No known source code

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