CVE-2023-53520

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel - Use-After-Free in Bluetooth Suspend Notifier

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: Fix hci_suspend_sync crash If hci_unregister_dev() frees the hci_dev object but hci_suspend_notifier may still be accessing it, it can cause the program to crash. Here's the call trace: <4>[102152.653246] Call Trace: <4>[102152.653254] hci_suspend_sync+0x109/0x301 [bluetooth] <4>[102152.653259] hci_suspend_dev+0x78/0xcd [bluetooth] <4>[102152.653263] hci_suspend_notifier+0x42/0x7a [bluetooth] <4>[102152.653268] notifier_call_chain+0x43/0x6b <4>[102152.653271] __blocking_notifier_call_chain+0x48/0x69 <4>[102152.653273] __pm_notifier_call_chain+0x22/0x39 <4>[102152.653276] pm_suspend+0x287/0x57c <4>[102152.653278] state_store+0xae/0xe5 <4>[102152.653281] kernfs_fop_write+0x109/0x173 <4>[102152.653284] __vfs_write+0x16f/0x1a2 <4>[102152.653287] ? selinux_file_permission+0xca/0x16f <4>[102152.653289] ? security_file_permission+0x36/0x109 <4>[102152.653291] vfs_write+0x114/0x21d <4>[102152.653293] __x64_sys_write+0x7b/0xdb <4>[102152.653296] do_syscall_64+0x59/0x194 <4>[102152.653299] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x5c/0xc1 This patch holds the reference count of the hci_dev object while processing it in hci_suspend_notifier to avoid potential crash caused by the race condition.

Scores

CVSS v3 4.7
EPSS 0.0010
EPSS Percentile 1.0%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-362
Status published
Products (11)
Linux/Linux < 5.7
Linux/Linux 5.15.199 - 5.15.*
Linux/Linux 5.7
Linux/Linux 6.1.55 - 6.1.*
Linux/Linux 6.5.5 - 6.5.*
Linux/Linux 6.6
Linux/Linux 9952d90ea2885d7cbf80cd233f694f09a9c0eaec - 06e2b5ad72b60f90bfe565c201346532e271f484
Linux/Linux 9952d90ea2885d7cbf80cd233f694f09a9c0eaec - 573ebae162111063eedc6c838a659ba628f66a0f
Linux/Linux 9952d90ea2885d7cbf80cd233f694f09a9c0eaec - e1fa25a91091bbed691ba2996a6cee809e3309a2
Linux/Linux 9952d90ea2885d7cbf80cd233f694f09a9c0eaec - f9c8ce5d665653e3cf71a76349d41d7a7f7947e6
... and 1 more
Published Oct 01, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026