CVE-2023-3141

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.

Published: 2023-06-09 Last update: 2025-03-11 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2023-3141 is rated Low Risk (28.5/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.01%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-3141

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-11-21 0.07% 0.01% -0.06%
2 2025-11-18 0.01% 0.07% +0.06%
3 2025-04-15 0.01%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-3141

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.1 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
1.8 5.2 [email protected]
7.1 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
1.8 5.2 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-3141

OS Trackers for CVE-2023-3141

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2023-3141 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (linux), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-3141
redhat low https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3141
suse medium CVE-2023-3141 severity moderate: SUSE including 683 source package names (1.2.3-2.2.63:kernel-rt-5.14.21-150400.15.37.2, 15.5:kernel-default-devel-5.14.21-150500.55.7.1, …), 1349 product×package rows across 261 product lines (Container bci/bci-sle15-kernel-module-devel, Container rancher/elemental-teal-rt/5.4, … (261 product lines)): Fixed 1184, Known Affected 165. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3141/
ubuntu low CVE-2023-3141 low priority: Ubuntu including 167 source packages (linux, linux-allwinner, …), 1970 status rows across 13 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 1512, released 231, not-affected 121, ignored 106. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-3141

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-3141

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
linux linux_kernel >= 2.6.39, < 4.14.316 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 4.15, < 4.19.284 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 4.20, < 5.4.244 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 5.5, < 5.10.181 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.113 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.30 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.3.4 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp hci_baseboard_management_controller h300s cpe:2.3:a:netapp:hci_baseboard_management_controller:h300s:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp hci_baseboard_management_controller h410c cpe:2.3:a:netapp:hci_baseboard_management_controller:h410c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp hci_baseboard_management_controller h410s cpe:2.3:a:netapp:hci_baseboard_management_controller:h410s:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp hci_baseboard_management_controller h500s cpe:2.3:a:netapp:hci_baseboard_management_controller:h500s:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp hci_baseboard_management_controller h700s cpe:2.3:a:netapp:hci_baseboard_management_controller:h700s:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 10.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-3141

cvelogic Threat Intelligence