What is CVE-2023-30772?

CVE-2023-30772 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.4 out of 10, classified as a Use After Free flaw (CWE-416). CVE-2023-30772 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-30772?

CVE-2023-30772 has a CVSS score of 6.4 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-30772?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2023-30772. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2023-30772 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-30772 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-2023-30772

Medium

The Linux kernel before 6.2.9 has a race condition and resultant use-after-free in drivers/power/supply/da9150-charger.c if a physically proximate attacker unplugs a device.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2023-04-16

Last modified 2025-05-05

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

6.4

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Physical

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-416

CVE-2023-30772 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-2023-30772 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

SUSE
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1210329

Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00006.html
Kernel patch commit
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2.9
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=06615d11cc78162dfd5116efb71f29eb29502d37
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2023-30772

Severity Medium

CVSS score 6.4 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2023-04-16

Modified 2025-05-05

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-30772?

CVE-2023-30772 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.4 out of 10 , classified as an Use After Free flaw (CWE-416) . CVE-2023-30772 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-30772?

CVE-2023-30772 has a CVSS score of 6.4 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-30772?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2023-30772. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2023-30772 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2023-30772 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 →