CVE-2023-1079

mediumpriority · track · 27EPSS 0.005 · 39 %ileDEEURUUS

grimoire priorityP3 · Track

Exploitable?

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no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.45% (39th) EPSS

CVSS 6.8 · medium

Is it mine?

41 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

4 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. A use-after-free may be triggered in asus_kbd_backlight_set when plugging/disconnecting in a malicious USB device, which advertises itself as an Asus device. Similarly to the previous known CVE-2023-25012, but in asus devices, the work_struct may be scheduled by the LED controller while the device is disconnecting, triggering a use-after-free on the struct asus_kbd_leds *led structure. A malicious USB device may exploit the issue to cause memory corruption with controlled data.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

6.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.16.8mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 0.9 · impact 5.9

v3.16.8mediumAV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.16.8mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.16.8mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondaryexploitability 0.9 · impact 5.9

v3.16.2mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-416USCWE-416US

affected products (41)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Amazon Linux 2all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:amazon:linux_2:-
Debian Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:-
Dell Avamarall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:dell:avamar:-
Dell NetWorker Virtual Editionall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:dell:networker:virtual_edition
IBM DataPower Gateway 10.5.0all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:datapower_gateway:10.5.0
IBM DataPower Gateway 10.6.0all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:datapower_gateway:10.6.0.0
IBM MQ Applianceall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:mq:appliance
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus <10.1.16.1all versionscert_bundDE
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus <10.1.17all versionscert_bundDE
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus <10.1.17.1all versionscert_bundDE
IBM Storage Scale <6.1.9.5all versionscert_bundDE
IBM Storage Scale <6.2.2.0all versionscert_bundDE
Kyocera Printerall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/h:kyocera:printer:-
NetApp AFFall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/h:netapp:aff:-
NetApp FASall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/h:netapp:fas:-
Open Source Linux Kernelall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:-
Oracle Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:oracle:linux:-
Oracle VMall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:oracle:vm:-
Red Hat Enterprise Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:-
SUSE Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:-

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advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

WID-SEC-W-2023-0551Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen nicht spezifizierten AngriffDeutsch2023-03-01csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Linux Kernel ausnutzen, um einen nicht näher spezifizierten Angriff durchzuführen.
WID-SEC-W-2024-1086IBM QRadar SIEM: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-05-09csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in IBM QRadar SIEM ausnutzen, um beliebigen Code auszuführen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand herbeizuführen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen, Dateien zu manipulieren, seine Privilegien zu erweitern, einen Cross-Site-Scripting (XSS)-Angriff durchzuführen oder einen nicht spezifizierten Angriff auszuführen.

also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu cert_bund NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2023-03-27modified 2026-06-17

references (23)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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