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CVE ID:CVE-2023-1079
Description: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.
Test IDs: None available
Cross References: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-1079
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git/commit/?id=4ab3a086d10eeec1424f2e8a968827a6336203df
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git/commit/?id=4ab3a086d10eeec1424f2e8a968827a6336203df
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00005.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00006.html




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