Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU120704

Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-54310

Published: December 30, 2025 / Updated: December 31, 2025

Vulnerability identifier: #VU120704

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-54310

CWE-ID: CWE-416

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the mptlan_remove() function in drivers/message/fusion/mptlan.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.

Affected software

Linux kernel

How to mitigate CVE-2023-54310

Install update from vendor's repository.

Linux kernel - addressed in versions 4.14.316, 4.19.284, 5.4.244, 5.10.181, 5.15.113, 6.1.30, 6.3.4, 6.4

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