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CVE-2023-3141

21
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-3141 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux Kernel's r592_remove function, specifically affecting the r592 media access driver. This flaw impacts various Linux distributions, including Debian and NetApp products utilizing the Linux kernel. With a CVSS score of 7.1 (High), it allows a local attacker to crash the system upon device disconnection, potentially leading to a kernel information leak. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 2.6.39, < 4.14.316CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 4.15, < 4.19.284CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 4.20, < 5.4.244CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.5, < 5.10.181CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.11, < 5.15.113CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.1HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.2
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.44%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
35.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0044 is in the 76th percentile among its peer group of 17,070 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (10)

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: CBL Mariner 2.0 ARMFixed in: 5.15.116.1-2
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cbl2 kernel 5.15.116.1-2 on CBL Mariner 2.0Fixed in: 5.15.116.1-2
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: CBL Mariner 2.0 x64Fixed in: 5.15.116.1-2
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update SupportFixed in: kernel-0:4.18.0-477.43.1.el8_8
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: kernel-0:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:4.18.0-513.5.1.rt7.307.el8_9
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Virtualization 4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: kernel-0:4.18.0-372.91.1.el8_6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: kernel-0:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update SupportFixed in: kernel-0:4.18.0-372.91.1.el8_6
View patch
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: kernel-rt

Vendor Advisories (3)

microsoft2023-Jul/CVE-2023-3141

CVE-2023-3141

Jul 11, 2023
microsoft2023-Jun/CVE-2023-3141Important

A use-after-free flaw was found in r592_remove in drivers/memstick/host/r592.c in media access in the Linux Kernel. This flaw allows a local attacker to crash the system at device disconnect possibly leading to a kernel information leak.

Jun 13, 2023
redhatCVE-2023-3141Low

kernel: Use after free bug in r592_remove

Mar 7, 2023

References

cdn.kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.3.4
Third Party Advisory
git.kernel.org / pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit
Mailing ListVendor Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2023/07/msg00030.html
Mailing ListThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00027.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lore.kernel.org / lkml/CAPDyKFoV9aZObZ5GBm0U_-UVeVkBN_rAG-kH3BKoP4EXdYM4bw%40mail.gmail.com/t
security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20230706-0004
Third Party Advisory