Use-after-free vulnerability in brcmf_cfg80211_detach code in Linux kernel through 6.5.10

Use-after-free vulnerability in brcmf_cfg80211_detach code in Linux kernel through 6.5.10

CVE-2023-47233 · MEDIUM Severity

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

The brcm80211 component in the Linux kernel through 6.5.10 has a brcmf_cfg80211_detach use-after-free in the device unplugging (disconnect the USB by hotplug) code. For physically proximate attackers with local access, this "could be exploited in a real world scenario." This is related to brcmf_cfg80211_escan_timeout_worker in drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c.

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