What is CVE-2023-1990?

CVE-2023-1990 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2023-04-12.

How severe is CVE-2023-1990?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-1990 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Use After Free in Linux Kernel

CVE-2023-1990

A use-after-free flaw was found in ndlc_remove in drivers/nfc/st-nci/ndlc.c in the Linux Kernel. This flaw could allow an attacker to crash the system due to a race problem.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.002 (14.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.3
N/a Linux — versions Linux Kernel prior to Kernel 6.3 RC3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cve-scores

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-1990?: CVE-2023-1990 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2023-04-12.
How severe is CVE-2023-1990?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-1990 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.