CVE-2023-53253

HIGH

Linux Kernel 6.5-6.5.2 - Use-After-Free in HID NVIDIA Shield Input Device Name Handling

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: nvidia-shield: Reference hid_device devm allocation of input_dev name Use hid_device for devm allocation of the input_dev name to avoid a use-after-free. input_unregister_device would trigger devres cleanup of all resources associated with the input_dev, free-ing the name. The name would subsequently be used in a uevent fired at the end of unregistering the input_dev.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0013
EPSS Percentile 3.2%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-416
Status published
Products (7)
Linux/Linux < 6.5
Linux/Linux 09308562d4afb1abc66366608fa1cb9de783272f - 197d3143520fec9fde89aebabc9f0d7464f08e50
Linux/Linux 09308562d4afb1abc66366608fa1cb9de783272f - b85d3807e5ec368bfd5b20245347d7c1434aff76
Linux/Linux 6.5
Linux/Linux 6.5.3 - 6.5.*
Linux/Linux 6.6
linux/linux_kernel 6.5 - 6.5.3
Published Sep 15, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026