# CVE-2023-0030: A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s nouveau driver in how a user triggers a memory overflow that causes the nvkm\_vma\_tail

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-03-08 · Updated: 2025-03-05

## Affected

- n/a kernel: Linux kernel 5.0-rc1

## Description

A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s nouveau driver in how a user triggers a memory overflow that causes the nvkm_vma_tail function to fail. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.

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## Related

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## References

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2157270
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/729eba3355674f2d9524629b73683ba1d1cd3f10
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230413-0010/

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