High severity · published Apr 11, 2023
CVE-2023-1989
Kernel: use after free bug in btsdio_remove due to race condition
7.0
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A use-after-free flaw was found in btsdio_remove in drivers\bluetooth\btsdio.c in the Linux Kernel. A call to btsdio_remove with an unfinished job may cause a race problem which leads to a UAF on hdev devices.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 38% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
2.6.24 before 4.14.312; 4.15 before 4.19.280; 4.20 before 5.4.240; 5.5 before 5.10.177; 5.11 before 5.15.105; 5.16 before 6.1.22; +1 more · source: NVD, CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat Virtualization 4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
10.0; 12.0 · source: NVD, CISA
H3
H300s · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
H4
H410c · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
H4
H410s · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1989
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1989
vendor-advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6583
vendor-advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6901
vendor-advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7077
vendor-advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0724
vendor-advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4740
vdb-entry
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-1989
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