Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-54210
Published: December 30, 2025 / Updated: December 31, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120717
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2023-54210
CWE-ID: CWE-416
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 escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the hci_remove_adv_monitor() function in net/bluetooth/hci_core.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-54210
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d4d6b083da9b033ddccef72d77f373c819ae3ea
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf00c2c8f6254f44ac041aa9a311ae9e0caf692b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/de6dfcefd107667ce2dbedf4d9337f5ed557a4a1
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.42
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.4.7
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.5