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CVE-2023-1073

MEDIUM CVSS: 6.6 Published: 2023-03-27 Modified: 2026-06-17

Description

A memory corruption flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s human interface device (HID) subsystem in how a user inserts a malicious USB device. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.

Affected Platforms

Linux Linux KernelFedoraproject FedoraRedhat Enterprise Linux

Weakness Type

CWE-119, CWE-787

References