High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Mar 8, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2023-0030

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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Affected products

Linux/Kernel2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <5.0
- (no CPE)
Linux/Linux Kernel (idpf driver)cpe-rescue

Patches

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References

bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatch
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/729eba3355674f2d9524629b73683ba1d1cd3f10nvdBroken LinkPatch
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230413-0010/nvd

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