CVE-2023-1073

kernel: HID: check empty report_list in hid_validate_values()

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

6.6

CVSS 3.1

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Published · January 17, 2023

Updated · June 28, 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.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

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

CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write