What is CVE-2023-1855?

CVE-2023-1855 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.3 out of 10, classified as a Use After Free flaw (CWE-416). CVE-2023-1855 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-1855?

CVE-2023-1855 has a CVSS score of 6.3 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-1855?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2023-1855. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2023-1855 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-1855 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Use After Free (CWE-416)?

The product references memory after it has been freed, which may cause it to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416.html

CVE-2023-1855

Medium

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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2023-04-05

Last modified 2025-02-12

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

6.3

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-416

CVE-2023-1855 is a Use After Free vulnerability

What is Use After Free?

The product references memory after it has been freed, which may cause it to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2023-1855 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00005.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00006.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Kernel.org
https://lore.kernel.org/all/20230318122758.2140868-1-linux%40roeck-us.net/
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/cb090e64cf25602b9adaf32d5dfc9c8bec493cd1
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2023-1855

Severity Medium

CVSS score 6.3 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2023-04-05

Modified 2025-02-12

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-1855?

CVE-2023-1855 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.3 out of 10 , classified as an Use After Free flaw (CWE-416) . CVE-2023-1855 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-1855?

CVE-2023-1855 has a CVSS score of 6.3 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-1855?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2023-1855. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2023-1855 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2023-1855 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Use After Free (CWE-416)?

The product references memory after it has been freed, which may cause it to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. View CWE-416 on MITRE CWE →