Buffer overflow in Linux kernel net usb driver

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU93242

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52655

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the aqc111_rx_fixup() function in drivers/net/usb/aqc111.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: All versions

External links

http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84f2e5b3e70f08fce3cb1ff73414631c5e490204
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d69581c17608d81824dd497d9a54b6a5b6139975
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46412b2fb1f9cc895d6d4036bf24f640b5d86dab
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/82c386d73689a45d5ee8c1290827bce64056dddd
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ebf775f0541ae0d474836fa0cf3220e502f8e3e
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ccab434e674ca95d483788b1895a70c21b7f016a

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.