usn-6706-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2024-03-20 17:44
Modified
2026-06-03 10:45
Summary
linux-oem-6.1 vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that the Microchip USB Ethernet driver in the Linux kernel contained a race condition during device removal, leading to a use- after-free vulnerability. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).

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  "modified": "2026-06-03T10:45:37Z",
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