CVE-2023-53253
HID: nvidia-shield: Reference hid_device devm allocation of input_dev name
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Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
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.
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.
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- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2025-09-15 CVE Reserved
- 2025-09-15 CVE Published
- 2025-09-15 CVE Updated
- 2025-11-22 EPSS Updated
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- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
CAPEC
References (3)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/09308562d4afb1abc66366608fa1cb9de783272f | Vuln. Introduced |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b85d3807e5ec368bfd5b20245347d7c1434aff76 | 2023-09-13 | |
| https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/197d3143520fec9fde89aebabc9f0d7464f08e50 | 2023-08-24 |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 6.5 < 6.5.3 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 6.5 < 6.5.3" | en |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 6.5 < 6.6 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 6.5 < 6.6" | en |
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