CVE-2023-37453
Linux USB Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability
Description
An issue was discovered in the USB subsystem in the Linux kernel through 6.4.2. There is an out-of-bounds and crash in read_descriptors in drivers/usb/core/sysfs.c.
INFO
Published Date :
July 6, 2023, 5:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
May 5, 2025, 4:15 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 |
Solution
- Update the affected kernel packages.
- Reboot the system after the update.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-37453 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2023-37453
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2023-37453 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2023-37453 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
May. 05, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CWE CWE-125 -
CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=1e4c574225cc5a0553115e5eb5787d1474db5b0f Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=85d07c55621676d47d873d2749b88f783cd4d5a1 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=de28e469da75359a2bb8cd8778b78aa64b1be1f4 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ff33299ec8bb80cdcc073ad9c506bd79bb2ed20b Added Reference https://lore.kernel.org/all/000000000000c0ffe505fe86c9ca%40google.com/T/ Added Reference https://lore.kernel.org/all/000000000000e56434059580f86e%40google.com/T/ Added Reference https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=18996170f8096c6174d0 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 25, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference MITRE https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=1e4c574225cc5a0553115e5eb5787d1474db5b0f [No types assigned] Added Reference MITRE https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=85d07c55621676d47d873d2749b88f783cd4d5a1 [No types assigned] Added Reference MITRE https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=de28e469da75359a2bb8cd8778b78aa64b1be1f4 [No types assigned] Added Reference MITRE https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ff33299ec8bb80cdcc073ad9c506bd79bb2ed20b [No types assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference MITRE https://lore.kernel.org/all/000000000000c0ffe505fe86c9ca%40google.com/T/ [No types assigned] Added Reference MITRE https://lore.kernel.org/all/000000000000e56434059580f86e%40google.com/T/ [No types assigned] Removed Reference MITRE https://lore.kernel.org/all/[email protected]/T/ Removed Reference MITRE https://lore.kernel.org/all/[email protected]/T/ -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jul. 12, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://lore.kernel.org/all/[email protected]/T/ No Types Assigned https://lore.kernel.org/all/[email protected]/T/ Exploit, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lore.kernel.org/all/[email protected]/T/ No Types Assigned https://lore.kernel.org/all/[email protected]/T/ Exploit, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=18996170f8096c6174d0 No Types Assigned https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=18996170f8096c6174d0 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-125 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 6.4.2
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 4.6
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
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percentile