# CVE-2023-3159: A use after free issue was discovered in driver/firewire in outbound\_phy\_packet\_callback in the Linux Kernel.

- Severity: CVSS 6.7 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-06-12 · Updated: 2025-04-23

## Affected

- n/a Kernel: Kernel version prior to Kernel 5.18-rc6

## Description

A use after free issue was discovered in driver/firewire in outbound_phy_packet_callback in the Linux Kernel. In this flaw a local attacker with special privilege may cause a use after free problem when queue_event() fails.

## What to do

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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b7c81f80246fac44077166f3e07103affe6db8ff

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