#VU120704 Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-54310
Published: December 30, 2025 / Updated: December 31, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120704
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-54310
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/410e610a96c52a7b41e2ab6c9ca60868d9acecce
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/48daa4a3015d859ee424948844ce3c12f2fe44e6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60c8645ad6f5b722615383d595d63b62b07a13c3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/697f92f8317e538d8409a0c95d6370eb40b34c05
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92f869693d84e813895ff4d25363744575515423
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c6da3b7f12528cd52c458b33496a098b838fcfc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e84282efc87f2414839f6e15c31b4daa34ebaac1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f486893288f3e9b171b836f43853a6426515d800
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.316
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.284
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.181
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.113
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.244
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.30
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.3.4
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.4