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LIN1021-5573 : Security Advisory - linux - CVE-2023-1855

Created: Apr 5, 2023    Updated: Apr 7, 2023
Resolved Date: Apr 6, 2023
Found In Version: 10.21.20.1
Fix Version: 10.21.20.16
Severity: Standard
Applicable for: Wind River Linux LTS 21
Component/s: Kernel

Description

A use-after-free flaw was found in xgene_hwmon_remove in drivers/hwmon/xgene-hwmon.c in the Hardware Monitoring Linux Kernel Driver (xgene-hwmon). This flaw could allow a local attacker to crash the system due to a race problem. This vulnerability could even lead to a kernel information leak problem.

CREATE(Triage):(User=admin) CVE-2023-1855 (https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1855)

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