6.7
CVSSv3

CVE-2023-3159

Published: 12/06/2023 Updated: 20/06/2023
CVSS v3 Base Score: 6.7 | Impact Score: 5.9 | Exploitability Score: 0.8
VMScore: 0

Vulnerability Summary

A use after free issue exists in driver/firewire in outbound_phy_packet_callback in the Linux Kernel. In this flaw a local attacker with special privilege may cause a use after free problem when queue_event() fails.

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Playing with FireWire - CVE-2023-3159 and CVE-2024-27401 FireWire, also known as IEEE 1394, is a robust serial bus interface standard that revolutionized high-speed communications and isochronous real-time data transfer when it was introduced by Apple Inc in the late 1980s and standardized by the IEEE in 1995 Designed to simplify the chaotic sea of cables behind computers, Fi