Double free in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53039
Published: May 4, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU108487
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-53039
CWE-ID: CWE-415
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a double free error within the void recv_ipc() and ish_dev_init() functions in drivers/hid/intel-ish-hid/ipc/ipc.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-53039
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a594cb490ca6232671fc09e2dc1a0fc7ccbb0b5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ae2f2b0a28416ed2f6d8478ac8b9f7862f36785
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c1d378b8c224fd50247625255f09fc01dcc5836
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3ce3afd9f791dd1b7daedfcf8c396b60af5dec0
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2.9