CVE•Published 2025-09-15•Modified 2026-08-04•1 article on news•7 live references•NVD data
CVE-2023-53253Linux · Linux_kernel
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CVSS v3.1
8.8
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
3
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 97% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
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.
Timeline
Published 2025-09-15
Modified 2026-08-04
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