A use after free issue was discovered 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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Score 6.7 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2023-06-12. NVD baseline CVSS 6.7; sources differ by 0.0.
A use after free issue was discovered 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.
June 12, 2023
April 23, 2025
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | linux-tools-4.4.0-1121-aws (4.4.0-1121.127) @ trusty | 2026-05-23 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-virtual (3.13.0.193.203) @ trusty | 2026-05-23 | ubuntu |
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A use after free issue was discovered 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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