UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1073

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1073

    Published: 28 Feb 2023Last Modified: 9 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2023-1073
    Aliases:
    USN-5978-1
    USN-6025-1
    USN-6027-1

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-1073, https://git.kernel.org/linus/b12fece4c64857e5fab4290bf01b2e0317a88456, https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/01/17/3, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5978-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6025-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6027-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6029-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6030-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6040-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6057-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6079-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6091-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6093-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6096-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6134-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6149-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6174-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6222-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6235-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6256-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1073

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: linux-aws

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-aws?arch=source&distro=trusty%2Fesm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4.4.0-1119.125

    Affected versions

    4.4.0-1002.2
    4.4.0-1003.3
    4.4.0-1005.5
    4.4.0-1006.6
    4.4.0-1009.9
    4.4.0-1010.10
    4.4.0-1011.11
    4.4.0-1012.12
    4.4.0-1014.14
    4.4.0-1016.16
    4.4.0-1017.17
    4.4.0-1019.19
    4.4.0-1022.22
    4.4.0-1023.23
    4.4.0-1024.25
    4.4.0-1025.26
    4.4.0-1027.30
    4.4.0-1028.31
    4.4.0-1029.32
    4.4.0-1031.34
    4.4.0-1032.35
    4.4.0-1034.37
    4.4.0-1036.39
    4.4.0-1037.40
    4.4.0-1038.41
    4.4.0-1039.42
    4.4.0-1040.43
    4.4.0-1042.45
    4.4.0-1044.47
    4.4.0-1045.48
    4.4.0-1046.50
    4.4.0-1048.52
    4.4.0-1050.54
    4.4.0-1052.56
    4.4.0-1054.58
    4.4.0-1055.59
    4.4.0-1056.60
    4.4.0-1058.62
    4.4.0-1059.63
    4.4.0-1060.64
    4.4.0-1061.65
    4.4.0-1062.66
    4.4.0-1064.68
    4.4.0-1065.69
    4.4.0-1066.70
    4.4.0-1067.71
    4.4.0-1073.77
    4.4.0-1074.78
    4.4.0-1075.79
    4.4.0-1076.80
    4.4.0-1077.81
    4.4.0-1078.82
    4.4.0-1081.85
    4.4.0-1082.86
    4.4.0-1083.87
    4.4.0-1085.89
    4.4.0-1086.90
    4.4.0-1087.91
    4.4.0-1088.92
    4.4.0-1090.94
    4.4.0-1091.95
    4.4.0-1092.96
    4.4.0-1093.97
    4.4.0-1094.99
    4.4.0-1095.100
    4.4.0-1096.101
    4.4.0-1097.102
    4.4.0-1098.103
    4.4.0-1099.104
    4.4.0-1101.106
    4.4.0-1102.107
    4.4.0-1103.108
    4.4.0-1104.109
    4.4.0-1107.113
    4.4.0-1109.115
    4.4.0-1110.116
    4.4.0-1111.117
    4.4.0-1112.118
    4.4.0-1113.119
    4.4.0-1114.120
    4.4.0-1115.121
    4.4.0-1116.122
    4.4.0-1117.123
    4.4.0-1118.124

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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