CVE-2023-1079 Information
Mar 29, 2023
cve
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.