CVE-2023-1073

MediumCVSS 6.6/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 6.6/10CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-119 CWE-787

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	kernel	unknown

References

Timeline

Published: Mar 27, 2023
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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