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high 7.1

CVE-2023-1989 json

Kernel: use after free bug in btsdio_remove due to race condition

published 2023-04-11 3 y ago modified 2026-10-01 38 d ago also EUVD-2023-24169

cvss
7.1
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 38%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A use-after-free flaw was found in btsdio_remove in drivers\bluetooth\btsdio.c in the Linux Kernel. A call to btsdio_remove with an unfinished job may cause a race problem which leads to a UAF on hdev devices.

Patch / fix

  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 0:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9, 0:4.18.0-513.5.1.rt7.307.el8_9
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support 0:4.18.0-372.91.1.el8_6
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support 0:4.18.0-477.64.1.el8_8
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 0:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3
  • Red Hat Red Hat Virtualization 4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 0:4.18.0-372.91.1.el8_6
  • linux linux_kernel 6.3+rc4
  • linux Debian 12 6.1.52-1
  • linux Debian 14, Debian 13 6.3.7-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2023-1989

  • linux Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-169.187
  • linux Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-91.101
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-1116.126
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1051.56
  • linux-gcp Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-1120.129
  • linux-gcp Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1048.56
  • linux-gke Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1048.53
  • linux-ibm Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-1063.68

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1989

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • perf rhev hypervisor 4.4, RHEL 8.6 EUS 4.18.0-372.91.1.el8_6
  • kernel RHEL 8 4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
  • perf RHEL 8 4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
  • bpftool RHEL 8 4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
  • kernel-core RHEL 8 4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
  • kernel-tools RHEL 8 4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
  • python3-perf RHEL 8 4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
  • kernel-modules RHEL 8 4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9

red hat advisories RHSA-2024:4740RHSA-2024:0724RHSA-2023:7077RHSA-2023:6583RHSA-2023:6901

  • dtb-aarch64 openSUSE Leap 15.5 5.14.21-150500.55.7.1
  • kernel-64kb SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP5, openSUSE Leap 15.5 5.14.21-150500.55.7.1
  • kernel-syms SLE Module for Development Tools 15 SP5, openSUSE Leap 15.5 5.14.21-150500.55.7.1
  • kernel-obs-qa openSUSE Leap 15.5 5.14.21-150500.55.7.1
  • kernel-source SLE Module for Development Tools 15 SP5, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP5, openSUSE Leap 15.5 5.14.21-150500.55.7.1
  • kernel-default SLE Workstation Extension 15 SP5, SLE Module for Legacy 15 SP5, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP5 +3 more 5.14.21-150500.55.7.1
  • kernel-kvmsmall openSUSE Leap 15.5 5.14.21-150500.55.7.1
  • kernel-zfcpdump SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP5, openSUSE Leap 15.5 5.14.21-150500.55.7.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2025:02334-1SUSE-SU-2025:01983-1SUSE-SU-2023:2871-1SUSE-SU-2023:2809-1SUSE-SU-2023:2805-1SUSE-SU-2023:2232-1

  • kernel AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
  • perf AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
  • bpftool AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
  • kernel-core AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
  • kernel-tools AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
  • python3-perf AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
  • kernel-modules AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
  • kernel-zfcpdump AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9

almalinux advisories ALSA-2023:7077

  • kernel CBL-Mariner 2.0 5.15.107.1-2
  • hyperv-daemons CBL-Mariner 2.0 5.15.118.1-1

azure linux advisories AZL-26168AZL-26983

Azure Linux vulnerability data, Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation, from https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData via OSV, under the MIT licence; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. MIT

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2023-1989 updated cvss 7.0

kernel: Use after free bug in btsdio_remove due to race condition

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, python-perf, kernel-kdump, +8 more
    affected: workaround, no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 kernel-rt, kernel-rt-kvm, kernel-rt-core, kernel-rt-modules, kernel-rt-debug-kvm, kernel-rt-debug-core, +12 more
    affected: workaround, no fix available
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2023:7077
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) libperf 5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2023:6583
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.8.6) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 4.18.0-372.91.1.el8_6, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 4.18.0-372.91.1.el8_6, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 4.18.0-372.91.1.el8_6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:0724
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.8.8) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 4.18.0-477.64.1.el8_8, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 4.18.0-477.64.1.el8_8, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 4.18.0-477.64.1.el8_8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:4740
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) rv 5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3, perf 5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3, rtla 5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3, kernel-devel-matched 5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3, kernel-64k-devel-matched 5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3, kernel-debug-devel-matched 5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3, +6 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2023:6583
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) perf 4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9, kernel 4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9, bpftool 4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9, kernel-core 4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9, kernel-tools 4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9, python3-perf 4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9, +15 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2023:7077
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) bpftool 7.2.0-362.8.1.el9_3, kernel 5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3, kernel-64k 5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3, kernel-core 5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3, kernel-tools 5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3, python3-perf 5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3, +28 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2023:6583
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.8.6) perf 4.18.0-372.91.1.el8_6, kernel 4.18.0-372.91.1.el8_6, bpftool 4.18.0-372.91.1.el8_6, kernel-core 4.18.0-372.91.1.el8_6, kernel-tools 4.18.0-372.91.1.el8_6, python3-perf 4.18.0-372.91.1.el8_6, +15 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:0724
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.8.8) perf 4.18.0-477.64.1.el8_8, kernel 4.18.0-477.64.1.el8_8, bpftool 4.18.0-477.64.1.el8_8, kernel-core 4.18.0-477.64.1.el8_8, kernel-tools 4.18.0-477.64.1.el8_8, python3-perf 4.18.0-477.64.1.el8_8, +15 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:4740
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 8) kernel-rt 4.18.0-513.5.1.rt7.307.el8_9, kernel-rt-core 4.18.0-513.5.1.rt7.307.el8_9, kernel-rt-modules 4.18.0-513.5.1.rt7.307.el8_9, kernel-rt-debug-core 4.18.0-513.5.1.rt7.307.el8_9, kernel-rt-debug-modules 4.18.0-513.5.1.rt7.307.el8_9, kernel-rt-modules-extra 4.18.0-513.5.1.rt7.307.el8_9, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2023:6901
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 9) kernel-rt 5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3, kernel-rt-modules-core 5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3, kernel-rt-debug-modules 5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2023:6583
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 8) kernel-rt 4.18.0-513.5.1.rt7.307.el8_9, kernel-rt-kvm 4.18.0-513.5.1.rt7.307.el8_9, kernel-rt-core 4.18.0-513.5.1.rt7.307.el8_9, kernel-rt-modules 4.18.0-513.5.1.rt7.307.el8_9, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 4.18.0-513.5.1.rt7.307.el8_9, kernel-rt-debug-core 4.18.0-513.5.1.rt7.307.el8_9, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2023:6901
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 9) kernel-rt 5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3, kernel-rt-kvm 5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3, +6 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2023:6583
  • Red Hat Virtualization 4 Hypervisor for RHEL 8 perf 4.18.0-372.91.1.el8_6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 4.18.0-372.91.1.el8_6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:0724

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

cisa ICSA-24-046-11 updated cvss 7.0

Siemens SCALANCE XCM-/XRM-300

  • Siemens SCALANCE XCH328 (6GK5328-4TS01-2EC2) <V2.4 Siemens SCALANCE XCM324 (6GK5324-8TS01-2AC2) <V2.4 Siemens SCALANCE XCM328 (6GK5328-4TS01-2AC2) <V2.4 Siemens SCALANCE XCM332 (6GK5332-0GA01-2AC2) <V2.4 Siemens SCALANCE XRH334 (24 V DC, 8xFO, CC) (6GK5334-2TS01-2ER3) <V2.4 Siemens SCALANCE XRM334 (2x230 V AC, 8xFO) (6GK5334-2TS01-4AR3) <V2.4
    +5 more products
    Siemens SCALANCE XRM334 (2x230 V AC, 12xFO) (6GK5334-3TS01-4AR3) <V2.4 Siemens SCALANCE XRM334 (24 V DC, 8xFO) (6GK5334-2TS01-2AR3) <V2.4 Siemens SCALANCE XRM334 (24 V DC, 12xFO) (6GK5334-3TS01-2AR3) <V2.4 Siemens SCALANCE XRM334 (230 V AC, 8xFO) (6GK5334-2TS01-3AR3) <V2.4 Siemens SCALANCE XRM334 (230 V AC, 12xFO) (6GK5334-3TS01-3AR3) <V2.4
    affected: fixed in V2.4 support.industry.siemens.com

Facts from CISA's republication of the vendor's own advisory (CSAF); the linked advisory is the authoritative source. CISA notification · csaf

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

0.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 38% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA ADP 3.1 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA 3.1 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • Red Hat Red Hat Virtualization 4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • netapp hci_baseboard_management_controller
  • linux linux_kernel
  • debian debian_linux

Classification

Weakness
Technology feeds

References

Sources

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