Vulnerabilities > CVE-2023-0030 - Use After Free vulnerability in Linux Kernel
Attack vector
LOCAL Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
LOW Confidentiality impact
HIGH Integrity impact
HIGH Availability impact
HIGH Summary
A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s nouveau driver in how a user triggers a memory overflow that causes the nvkm_vma_tail function to fail. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.
Vulnerable Configurations
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2157270
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2157270
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/729eba3355674f2d9524629b73683ba1d1cd3f10
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/729eba3355674f2d9524629b73683ba1d1cd3f10
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230413-0010/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230413-0010/