Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2023-25012 is a Linux kernel flaw that can let a malicious USB device crash or disrupt an affected system. The business risk is mainly availability, not data theft. Exposure depends on whether attackers can attach untrusted USB hardware to Linux systems running affected or unpatched kernels. Most relevant to Linux endpoints, workstations, kiosks, lab systems, or servers where USB ports are physically accessible or untrusted peripherals are used. Remote-only servers with controlled physical access are less likely to be exposed. Treat this as a moderate, physical-access availability risk. Patch through normal kernel maintenance, but accelerate remediation for exposed endpoints, kiosks, labs, and shared environments where someone could attach USB hardware. Mitigation focus: Apply vendor kernel updates or backported fixes for affected Linux distributions.; Prioritize systems running Linux kernel versions through 6.1.9.; Restrict attachment of untrusted USB devices to Linux systems..
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 4.6 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H0.93.6Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
4.6MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2023/q1/53CVE reference
- https://lore.kernel.org/all/20230125-hid-unregister-leds-v1-1-9a5192dcef16%40diag.uniroma1.it/CVE reference
- [debian-lts-announce] 20230502 [SECURITY] [DLA 3404-1] linux-5.10 security updateCVE reference · mailing-list
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=76ca8da989c7d97a7f76c75d475fe95a584439d7CVE reference
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=27d2a2fd844ec7da70d19fabb482304fd1e0595bCVE reference
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9fefb6201c4f8dd9f58c581b2a66e5cde2895ea2CVE reference
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1207560CVE reference
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