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CVE-2023-4132 — A use-after-free vulnerability was found in the siano smsusb module in the Linux

A use-after-free vulnerability was found in the siano smsusb module in the Linux kernel. The bug occurs during device initialization when the siano device is plugged in. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system, causing a denial of service condition.

CVSS
5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS
0.02% (top 96.70%)
CWE
CWE-416
Published
2023-08-03T14:32:15.246Z
Last modified
2025-11-07T13:03:42.247Z
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

01What is this vulnerability?

A use-after-free vulnerability was found in the siano smsusb module in the Linux kernel. The bug occurs during device initialization when the siano device is plugged in. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system, causing a denial of service condition.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 80:4.18.0-513.5.1.rt7.307.el8_9
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 80:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support0:4.18.0-372.91.1.el8_6
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support0:4.18.0-477.43.1.el8_8
Red HatRed Hat Virtualization 4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 80:4.18.0-372.91.1.el8_6
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 6unspecified
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 7unspecified
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 7unspecified
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9unspecified
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9unspecified

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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