CVE-2023-53759

Linux Kernel 5.17-6.1.36, 6.2-6.3.10, 6.4 - Data Race in HID Raw Device Reference Counter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: hidraw: fix data race on device refcount The hidraw_open() function increments the hidraw device reference counter. The counter has no dedicated synchronization mechanism, resulting in a potential data race when concurrently opening a device. The race is a regression introduced by commit 8590222e4b02 ("HID: hidraw: Replace hidraw device table mutex with a rwsem"). While minors_rwsem is intended to protect the hidraw_table itself, by instead acquiring the lock for writing, the reference counter is also protected. This is symmetrical to hidraw_release().

Scores

EPSS 0.0017
EPSS Percentile 6.3%

Details

Status published
Products (13)
linux/Kernel 5.17.0 - 6.1.37linux
linux/Kernel 6.2.0 - 6.3.11linux
linux/Kernel 6.4.0 - 6.4.1linux
Linux/Linux < 5.17
Linux/Linux 5.17
Linux/Linux 6.1.37 - 6.1.*
Linux/Linux 6.3.11 - 6.3.*
Linux/Linux 6.4.1 - 6.4.*
Linux/Linux 6.5
Linux/Linux 8590222e4b021054a7167a4dd35b152a8ed7018e - 05b47034e2488c2924e5c032e20a1979d012b5b5
... and 3 more
Published Dec 08, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026