CVE-2023-1079

A use-after-free flaw was found in asus_kbd_backlight_set in drivers/hid/hid-asus.c in the Linux Kernel. This issue could allow an attacker to crash the system when plugging in or disconnecting a malicious USB device, which may lead to a kernel information leak problem.

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

This flaw can be mitigated by preventing the affected ASUS HID driver (for notebook built-in keyboard) module from loading during the boot time, ensure the module is added into the blacklist file.

Refer:  
How do I blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically? 
https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278